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Major General George Williams Knox (1838-94) c.1882
Albumen print | 13.7 x 9.4 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501569
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Half-length photograph of Major General George Williams Knox. He is looking to the left and is wearing military uniform and the Order of the Bath.
Major General George Williams Knox commanded the 1st Battalion of the Scots 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).
Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
13.7 x 9.4 cm (image) (image)
29.0 x 22.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Col. G. Knox, CB, Comdg 1st Btn Scots Guards.
