Small portrait photograph of three men in civilian dress, one seated and two standing, with a dog. Most likely taken in South Africa. An inscription reads: ‘Dartnell, Meikle & Steer, Diamond Fields, 1870. Maj Gen John Dartnell had left the Army the previous year and moved to Natal.

From an album of 40 photographs most likely belonging to the family of Sir John Dartnell, primarily of South Africa in the 1870s. It features various groups and personalities, including Lord Chelmsford and his Staff, and images of the the Natal Mounted Police, which Dartnell raised.