12. Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GBE, PC (1868 – 1933), Frances Charlotte Guest, Viscountess Chelmsford (1869-1957), Viceroy and Governor-General of India and His Highness Maharaja Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Maharaja of Mysore, GCSI, GBE (1884-1940) inspecting a newly captured baby elephant, Mysore, India.
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Measurements
82 x 136 mm
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 886556.13
Summary
A photograph of a baby elephant with front leg raised being fed by an attendant with bugle, whilst Lord and Lady Chelmsford look on. They are standing in the shade with the Maharaja; other men and women behind, some watching, some talking. Possibly the Hon. Alexander Agar-Robartes standing on the left. Contained in a grey photograph album containing photographs of the Khedda Operations in the Kakankota Forests of Mysore as witnessed in December 1919 by His Excellency Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy and Governor General of India.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there with his two sisters, Everilda and Violet, until his death in 1966. Probably belonged to the Hon. Alexander Agar-Robartes who was Aide-de-camp to Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India, in 1919.