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Lieutenant-General Burgoyne and his aide-de-camp Lieutenant Stopford 1855
Salted paper print | 21.9 x 17.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2500553
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Photograph of Lieutenant-General Burgoyne (1782-1871) and his aide-de-camp Lieutenant Stopford. Lieutenant-General Burgoyne is sitting to the left facing partly right. He is holding a sword in his left hand, which is resting between his legs, and a piece of paper in his right. Lieutenant Stopford stands facing him to the right with his hands resting on a sword. Both are wearing military uniform. They are standing on a patterned carpet and there is a plain wall behind them. Lieutenant-General Burgoyne was the Inspector-General of Fortifications during the Crimean War. He later became the Commander of the Tower of London.
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
21.9 x 17.6 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Lieut Gen Sir John Burgoyne and Aide De Camp Lieut Stopford
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