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An officer of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 1875 (c)

Photograph, 1875 (c).

Three-quarter length studio portrait of an officer in full dress with helmet resting on mantlepiece.

Having fought in the Peninsular War (1808-1814) the regiment mainly alternated between garrison duties in England and Ireland until 1894, when it began a 14-year posting in India.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1982-04-409-22

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1982-04-409-22