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Colour Sergeant Lander c.1882
Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501592
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Photograph of Colour Sergeant Lander. He is standing looking slightly to the left and is holding a pair of gloves and a stick in his right hand. He is wearing full highland dress including a kilt, sporran and bearskin hat. There is an interior wall behind and a patterned carpet on the floor.
Colour Sergeant Lander was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his actions 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)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) (image)
29.0 x 22.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Clr Sgt Lauder, Disd Serv Medal, 2 clasps.
