The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, with Col. Adam, Captain H.V. Benett, Col. Becher, Gen. Knowles, Captain Herbert, Col. Cavaye, Mrs. Cavaye, and Gen. R. Gellispie, Mhow

Sepia-toned photograph of a group of people posing on a covered porch. A dog is on the left. Four men in military uniforms stand in a back row. A man and a woman stand in center of the group. The man has curly hair and wears a military-style uniform with gold chains. The woman wears a long dress. Seated on the left are two men in military uniforms; the man on the left sits in a patterned chair and holds a sword, while the man on the right sits on a chair and holds a sword between his legs. In front of them sit a woman in a long dress with a white collar and a girl in a long dress with her arms crossed. A seated man with white hair wearing a dark uniform is on the right. The background shows a covered porch with white columns and plants. A patterned rug covers the floor.

Artwork Details

Dimensions: 900 × 649 px
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Shimla 17th May 1887: Viceregal party. Lord William Beresford, Military Secretary, Captain Leonard Gordon A.D.C., Mademoiselle Clerc, The Honorable Basit Blackwood, Major F. R. Hamilton A.D.C., Mr. Oglivie Grant, Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace K.C.E., Private Secretary, Dr. J. Findlay, Mrs. F. R. Hamilton, Master G. Hamilton, Lady Victoria Blackwood, H. E. The Countess of Dufferin, H. E. The Earl of Dufferin, Lady Hermione Blackwood, Lord Herbrand Russell, A.D.C. (recto)

His Honor The Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab and Party, Shimla

Viceregal Party Shimla (verso)

Sir Auckland Colvin and Family, Shimla

Shimla 17th May 1887: Viceregal party. Lord William Beresford, Military Secretary, Captain Leonard Gordon A.D.C., Mademoiselle Clerc, The Honorable Basit Blackwood, Major F.R. Hamilton A.D.C., Mr. Oglivie Grant, Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace K.C.E., Private Secretary, Dr. J. Findlay, Mrs. F.R. Hamilton, Master G. Hamilton, Lady Victoria Blackwood, H.E. The Countess of Dufferin, H.E. The Earl of Dufferin, Lady Hermione Blackwood, Lord Herbrand Russell, A.D.C. (recto); Viceregal Party Shimla (verso)