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Private McBeath c.1882
Albumen print | 22.4 x 13.3 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501598
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Photograph of Private McBeath. He is standing facing forwards with a bayonet attached to the rifle in his right hand. He is wearing full Highland military dress including a kilt, sporran and bearskin hat. There is a painted backdrop of a garden behind.
Private McBeath served with the Seaforth Highlanders 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
22.4 x 13.3 cm (image) (image)
29.0 x 22.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Pte McBeath.
