WEBB, SIR A
Neg. No: (GP) 7400
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 06-02-1913

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Sitter: Sir Arthur Lewis Webb (1860-1921).

Biog: Inspector General, Irrigation Department, Egypt, 1899; Director General of Reservoirs, Egypt; Under-Secretary for Irrigation, 1906; Adviser, Egyptian government, 1908.

Date: 6 February 1902.

Occasion: -

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

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Velvet Court Dress (New Style).

Orders, Decorations & Medals: Star and badge of a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael & St. George [K.C.M.G. cr. 23 December 1912]; star of the Order of Medjidjie (1st class) [Turkey]; star of the Order of Osmania (2nd class) [Turkey].

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

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

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 2.

Condition: Broken.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Who's Who; The Times, 18 March 1921, p 13e.

Occasion: -

Costume: Herbert A.P. Trendell, ed, Dress Worn at His Majesty's Court, London, 1912.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Order of St Michael & St George) Burke's Peerage; (others) R. Werlich, Orders and Decorations of All Nations, Washington, 1990.

Reproduced: -

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