A mounted cavalry messenger posed in front of stables.
H. Elkington
Category
Photographs
Date
1860 - 1986
Materials
Paper
Measurements
107 x 165 mm
Place of origin
Rugby
Order this imageCollection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 801846
Summary
Cabinet Portrait. Wadding between photograph and card. A black and white photograph mounted on photographer's card. A Cavalry messenger on a horse, stables behind. Photographer: "H. Elkington, Photographer, Cabinet Portrait." On reverse: "H. Elkington, Practical Photographer Balm Cottage, Broadwell, Rugby"
Provenance
Acquired by the National Trust in 1986 with the aid of bequests from E.L. Elliot, H. Ridler, D.E. Swiffen and Alice M. Weeks, grant-aid from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Countryside Commission and funds raised by the East Anglian Coast & Countryside Appeal, and an endowment from Mildred Cordeaux, a cousin of Thomas Upcher.
Makers and roles
H. Elkington, photographer