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General Sir Peter Lumsden GCB, CSI, DL (1829-1918)
General Sir Peter Lumsden GCB, CSI, DL (1829-1918)

General Sir Peter Lumsden GCB, CSI, DL (1829-1918)

Artist (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)
Sitter (Belhelvie Lodge, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1829 - 1918)
Date1886
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 127 cm, Width: 91.4 cm
Frame: Height: 157.6 cm, Width: 122.2 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1944 by Lieutenant-Colonel J Y Tancred.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Loan
Object numberABDAG003977
About MeGeneral Sir Peter Lumsden GCB, CSI, DL (1829-1918) was a distinguished Indian Army Officer whose several staff appointments included Chief of Staff. His active service included the North West Frontier campaign of 1852 – 56, the Indian Mutiny 1857 – 8, the Second China War 1860 and the 1865 Bhutan campaign. He was also sent on missions to Afghanistan where in 1879, he became embroiled in political controversy over British and Russian influence in that country.
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Belhelvie-born Lumsden served in the Indian Army on the North West Frontier, the Second Opium War and the Bhutan War.