General The Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget (1851-1928). 16 February 1911
Bassano, Alexander
Category
Photographs
Date
1911
Materials
lacquer and photographic paper
Measurements
360 mm (H)280 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246689
Summary
A formal portrait of General The Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Paget. Signed: Arthur Paget, 1911.
Full description
Photograph, General The Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget (1851-1928). Signed, Arthur Paget, 1911. As a page of honour to Queen Victoria, General Sir Arthur Paget (1851-1928) was entitled to a free Guard’s commission and joined the Scots Fusilier in 1869. He was part of the expedition that destroyed the Ashanti capital of Kumasi in 1873 and distinguished himself in South Africa, rising to the rank of Major-General in 1900. In 1912 he became Commander in Chief of Ireland and became a General in 1913.
Marks and inscriptions
Arthur Paget 1911. (signed and dated on front)
Makers and roles
Bassano, Alexander, photographer