Group portrait photograph of 33 people taken in front of Government House, Calcutta, including two women and one Indian offcer (not named). Includes: Sidney Hall, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Ellis, Captain Lord Carrington, William Russell, Reverend Cannon Duckwort, Captain Durrant, the Earl of Aylesford, Commander Lord Charles Beresford, Captain Fitzgeorge, Surgeon General Sir Joseph Fayrer, General Sir Dighton Probyn, Captain Henry Carr Glyn, Colonel Owen Williams, the Earl of Northbrook, Lord Suffield, the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.

In an effort to strengthen diplomatic relations between the Indian rulers and the British Crown, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Victoria, embarked on a tour of the Indian subcontinent in October 1875. The Prince visited 21 towns and cities across parts of modern-day India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal, where he exchanged and received gifts from each ruler he met during his tour. The Prince returned to England in May 1876. As a result of the visit, six photographic albums were compiled of portraits, groups and views. Some of the photographs were commercial prints already available; others were specially taken to commemorate the tour.