Sitter: Colonel Henry John Brodrick Brownrigg (1828-1904). Biog: Joined Commissariat, 1850; Assistant Controller to the Forces, 1869; Colonel 1884; Senior Commissary-General of the Army 1886. Date: 28 May 1900. Occasion: - Location: The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Descr: TQL standing. Costume: (probably) Full Dress uniform, Commissary-General of the Army. Orders, Decorations & Medals: Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (military division) [C.B. cr. 24 May 1881]; Crimea Medal 1854-1856 with 3 clasps: 'Alma', 'Inkerman' and 'Sebastopol'; Canada General Service Medal 1866, with clasp; South Africa Medal 1877-1879, with clasp; Turkish Crimea Medal 1855. Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop. Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 1. Copyright: V&A All images on this site are copyright V&A. For further information on using or requesting copies of any images please contact the V&A Picture Library: vaimages@vam.ac.uk including the URL of the relevant page Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989. References:Biog: Who's Who; The Times, 26 October 1904, p 6c. Occasion: - Costume: - Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Order of the Bath) Burke's Peerage; (others) E.C. Joslin, A.R. Litherland & B.T. Simpkin, British Battles & Medals, London, 1988. Reproduced: - Additional Information: - Acknowledgements: -
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