Cabinet card of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch
Information
Title
Cabinet card of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch
Record type
Photographs
Original Reference
P/CDV/B/76
Author or creator
W. & D. Downey
Role
photographic business
Date
c.1865
Scope & content
Black and white oval studio portrait of the Duke of Buccleuch. Printed inscription on recto, 'W. & D. Downey Photographers. 57 & 61 Ebury Street London, S.W.'. Pen inscription on verso, 'Walter - 5th Duke of Buccleuch aged 50. RHS President 1862-1873. Born 1806. died 1884'. Printed inscription on verso, 'W. & D. Downey Photographers by Special Appointment To Her Majesty The Queen and To The Imperial & Royal Families of Europe. Studios 57 & 61 Ebury St. London, S.W. and at 9 Eldon Square Newcastle on Tyne. Marion Imp. Paris'. Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884) was a British politician and nobleman. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and President of the RHS from 1862-83. Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884) was a British politician and nobleman. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and President of the RHS from 1862-83
Extent
1 cabinet card
Physical description
16.7 (h) x 10.9 (w) cm. Portrait. Photographic print