Prince Arthur, the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, enrolled in the Royal Military College at Woolwich in 1866. He subsequently joined his father's regiment, the Rifle Brigade, on 2 August 1869. Prince Arthur enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the army, which included service in South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Egypt and India. This photograph is from an extensive album of military photographs compiled by Prince Arthur between c.1855 and 1895 which includes portraits of officers at Woolwich, Chatham and Addiscombe, and scenes from campaigns including Crimea (1855) and Abyssinia (1868).