Group photograph of eighteen men taken in front of a tent. Back row from left to right: Captain Lord Carrington, Major General Sir Sam Browne, Major General Sir Dighton Probyn, the Earl of Aylesford, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Ellis, Mr Sydney Hall, Major Edward Bradford. Middle row (seated), left to right: Major General Lord Alfred Paget, Sir Henry Ramsey, the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, Lord Suffield, Colonel Owen Williams. Front row includes Commander Lord Charles Beresford and Captain Augustus Fitzgeorge (others not identified).

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.