photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.2017-09-7-58-15

Description

Studio portrait photograph of Lt Col Robert William Hamilton, 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, 1858-61 (c). He is pictured resting against a balustrade wearing full dress, including his scarlet tunic, sash, medals, bearskin cap and with his sword hanging from his sword belt. From an album of 110 photographs in the Grenadier Guards Photograph Archive entitled: ‘2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards’, covering the period 1858-1880 (c). Mainly officers portraits. Possibly compiled by Viscount Hinchingbrook.