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Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Memorial to Sir Thomas Maitland [Corfu] 24 Feb 1862
Albumen print, mounted on card | 22.8 x 29.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2700859
![Memorial to Sir Thomas Maitland [Corfu]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/9/4/226518-1320400944.jpg?itok=3ZOzyNpY "Memorial to Sir Thomas Maitland [Corfu]")
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Corfu. Memorial to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Maitland (1759–1824), with colonnade around exterior.
Obelisk to Sir Howard Douglas (1776–1861) visible through trees on left.
Maitland was the Governor of Corfu, as Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, 1815-23. Douglas also served as the Lord High Commissioner, 1835-40.
The photograph is signed, captioned and dated in the negative, 'F Bedford Corfu'. The number in the Day & Son series is 134.Provenance
Acquired by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), 1862
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print, mounted on card
Measurements
22.8 x 29.2 cm (image)
46.9 x 58.4 cm (mount)
