LAMB, COL.
Neg. No: 2899A
Neg. Size: 12"X10"
Neg. Date: 15-07-1903

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Sitter: Col. Sir Charles Anthony Lamb, 4th Bt., (1857-1948).

Biog: Soldier and diplomat; served in South African War; military attaché at Berne, 1901- 1906 and Rome, 1915-1918.

Date: 15 July 1903.

Occasion: -

Location: The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W.

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Undress uniform, Lieutenant-Colonel On The Staff.

Orders, Decorations & Medals (ribbons only): The Royal Victorian Order [M.V.O. cr. 30 April 1903]; Coronation medal, 1902; Queen's South Africa medal 1899-1902.

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London.

Evidence of photographer at work: Retouched clamp visible behind the sitter.

No of poses: 2.

Col. Sir Charles Anthony Lamb, 4th Bt., (1857-1948).

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Army List, 1903.

Occasion: -

Costume: Dress Regulations for the Army, London, 1900.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Royal Victorian Order) Burke's Peerage; (Coronation medal) Howard N. Cole, Coronation and Royal Commemorative Medals 1887-1977, London, 1977; (South Africa medal) E.C. Joslin, A.R. Litherland & B.T. Simpkin, British Battles & Medals, London, 1988.

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