Photograph of Major-General Godfrey James Wigram. He is standing looking slightly to the left holding a bearskin hat in his right hand and a sword in his left. He is wearing military uniform with a row of medals. There is a book on the ornately carved wooden table to the left.

Major-General Godfrey James Wigram commanded the 2nd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards 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).