Pre 1897 thumbnails

ESCOMBE, HON
Neg. No: GP (L) 1278
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 24-06-1897

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Sitter: Rt. Hon. Harry Escombe (1838-1899), Premier of Natal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Escombe

Date: 24 June 1897.

Occasion: Visit to Britain for Colonial Conference & Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897.

Location: The Lafayette Studio, 178 New Bond Street, London, W.

Descr: TQL standing.

Costume: -

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

Photographer: The firm of J. Lafayette, 179 New Bond Street, London, W.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Who's Who.

Occasion: -

Costume: -

Accessories: -

Reproduced: Sir Herbert Maxwell Bt, Sixty Years a Queen: The Story of Her Majesty's Reign, London [1897?], p 239 [version]