Untitled album of photographs, newspaper cuttings, printed ephemera and manuscripts relating to the life and achievements of Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde.
Disdéri, André-Adolphe-Eugène,1819-1889,photographer.
Beato, Felice,1832-1909,photographer.
Watkins, Herbert,1828-1916,photographer.
An album of photographs, newspaper cuttings, printed ephemera and manuscripts (letters, MS poems) relating to the life and achievements of the Scottish soldier, Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, with particular reference to his roles in the Crimean War and the rebellion in India in 1857 (Indian Mutiny).
There are 11 albumen print photographs in the album, one is by Felice Beato, there are also two cartes-de-visite by André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, and one carte-de-visite by Herbert Watkins. The other photographers are unidentified.
MacKinnon collection, jointly acquired with the National Galleries of Scotland, with assistance from the Scottish Government, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Art Fund.
Title supplied by cataloguer,
Clyde, Colin Campbell, Baron, 1792-1863.