Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Augustus Henry Archibald Anson, VC, MP (1835-1877)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1857 - 1860
Materials
Watercolour on paper or ivory
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271159
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour painting on paper, Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Archibald Henry Augustus, VC, MP (1835 - 1877), British (English) School, c.1857 - 1860. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a young man in military uniform (red with green and gold collar, gold epaulettes, sword belt with gold, (?) rose badge). Brown eyes, black hair and whiskers (Newgate fringe) aged about 25. Possibly painted at the time of his appointment as ADC to General Anson at Lucknow, 1857.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, miniaturist