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    Viscount Gough (1779-1869)

    1850

    Daguerreotype | 9.0 x 6.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2932504

    Daguerreotype of Viscount Gough seated with his head turned slightly to the right and his left arm over the back of the chair. He is wearing a suit with a sash across his chest and the Army Gold Cross around his neck. The daguerreotype is mounted under glass with the copper plate exposed on the reverse. Viscount Gough was a celebrated British army officer. He received the Order of the Star of India from Queen Victoria in March 1861.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779-1869)

    • 9.0 x 6.5 cm (image) (image)

      10.7 x 8.2 cm (frame) (frame, external)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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