Photograph of Major-General Sir Herbert Taylor Macpherson with members of his staff. Macpherson is standing at the centre of the group wearing military uniform and holding a helmet with a feather plume in his right hand. There are two soldiers standing to either side of him, wearing a variety of uniforms. There is a painted backdrop of the pyramids behind.

Major-General Sir Herbert Taylor Macpherson received the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Indian Uprising. He later served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army.

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).