James Faed (1821-1911) from a painting by Sir Francis Carant
Artist's Nationality
Scottish
Provenance
Mr D B Myers
Style
European style
Dimensions
65.4x40.5cm
Brief Description
Lord Elgin(1811-63) has a busy and varied career. After being
in turn Governor of Justice and Governor General of Canada,
he was sent in 1857 as envoy to China and Japan, and
negotiated treaties with both countries. In 1862 he arrived
at Calcutta as Viceroy. His period of office was cut short by
his death at Dharamsala in modern Himachal Pradesh in
November 1863.
