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UNKNOWN PERSON
James Bruce Elgin, 8th Earl (1811-63)
circa 1859Albumen print | 2.1 x 1.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2906431
Photograph of a head and shoulder length portrait of James Bruce Elgin, 8th Earl (1811-63) facing towards the camera, his head turned slightly to the right.
Elgin was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, including roles as Governor General of Canada and High Commissioner in charge of opening trades with China and Japan, and Viceroy of India. As British High Commissioner in China during the Second Opium War, after repeatedly attacking China, he ordered the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860.
Elgin was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, including roles as Governor General of Canada and High Commissioner in charge of opening trades with China and Japan, and Viceroy of India. As British High Commissioner in China during the Second Opium War, after repeatedly attacking China, he ordered the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Earl of Elgin
2.1 x 1.7 cm (image)
- Acquired by Princess Helena
