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Battery Sergeant Major Firth c.1882
Albumen print | 12.4 x 8.4 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501533
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Photograph of Battery Sergeant Major Firth. He is standing looking slightly to the left and is holding a sword in his left hand. He is wearing military uniform and there is a helmet on the small wooden table beside him to the left.
Battery Sergeant Major Firth served with the Royal Artillery during the Anglo-Egyptian War.
This photograph comes from an album from Queen Victoria’s collection titled 'AFGHANISTAN AND EGYPT PORTRAITS 1879 AND 1882' (RCIN 2501413). The album contains photographs of British soldiers who served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80) and Anglo-Egyptian War (1882).
Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
12.4 x 8.4 cm (image) (image)
29.0 x 22.6 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
Bty Sergt. Maj Firth, R.A.
