NAM.1973-10-42-2-1

Studio carte-de-visite portrait photograph of Col Stephen William Ogilvie Stevens, photographed by Richard Dighton of Cheltenham, 1880-90 (c). He stands next to a table wearing Indian Cavalry uniform, possibly that of the 3rd (The Queen’s Own) Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry or 3rd Madras Lancers. His tunic has hussar-style braiding and he holds his sword in one hand and has his other hand on top of his pith helmet which sits on the table. From a collection of 36 photographs associated with the Stevens family: Lt Col Stephen James Stevens and his sons and grandsons, 1870-1915 (c). Most served in Indian Cavalry regiments, plus also the Royal Artillery and the South Wales Borderers. Images include portraits and group images taken in India, at Sandhurst Royal Military College and the School of Musketry in Hythe.