Probably Reginald Pole-Carew later Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew KCB, CVO, MP (1849-1924)
Category
Photographs
Date
1855 (circa)
Materials
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890166.34
Summary
A studio photograph of a young boy, Probably Reginald Pole-Carew later Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew KCB, CVO, MP (1849-1924), wearing a pale three piece suit. He is standing with his right arm raised, a sword in his right hand, his left hand on his waist, his right leg slightly bent. Behind is a pillar on plinth and curtain with tassels. Light and dark tiles on floor.Plain background. See also 889957.129. Contained in a very large dark brown leather photograph album with gold tooling on front, back and on spine and 'Charles Lygon-Cocks / Hys / Photographs' in gold on front cover.
Provenance
Col. Charles Lygon Somers Cocks was related to the Agar-Robartes through the Carew Pole family. He commissioned George Gilbert Scott to design his house,Treverbyn Vean, St. Neot, and William Burges to design the interiors.