Zulu Dawn:“Excuse me, my Lord, there's something I must convey to you. I rode along the track down to Rorke's Drift. The sky above is red with fire. Your orders my Lord? Do we move to the drift?”
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Subject: Photographs of Chard Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:56 am
I know of three photographs of Chard in civilian dress (one is in Isandula's collection and another in JY's I think). Does anyone know the dates of the photos please?
Steve Reinstadtler
xhosa2000
Posts : 1186 Join date : 2015-11-24
Subject: Re: Photographs of Chard Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:11 pm
Its a long time since iv'e seen the photograph of Chard in civvies, he is standing by a gate in tweed's wearing a flat cap.
John Young
Posts : 2309 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: Photographs of Chard Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:28 pm
Steve,
This carte-de-visite predates 1879, photographed in the studio of John Hawke, 8, George Street, Plymouth. It was used by many of the illustrated newspapers as an engraving to show Chard’s image.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Lieutenant J. R. M. Chard, V. C., R. E. John Young Collection.
Earlier photographs of Chard show him sporting an Imperial beard and moustache, placing it in the early 1870’s.
JY
rusteze
Posts : 2872 Join date : 2010-06-02
Subject: Re: Photographs of Chard Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:38 pm
Thanks Les, I wasn't thinking of that one so that makes four. Thanks JY, that's very useful. Any thoughts about this one? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Steve
John Young
Posts : 2309 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: Photographs of Chard Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:43 pm
Steve,
It might be hard to believe but that is not an actual photograph. That is a charcoal and pencil drawing of him held at the R. E. Museum.
Look carefully at the texture of the jacket and the button. I thought you had an eye trained for such things?
JY
rusteze
Posts : 2872 Join date : 2010-06-02
Subject: Re: Photographs of Chard Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:47 pm
Only with my glasses on! It's very good, any idea of date?
PS And was it reproduced elsewhere at the time? Steve
John Young
Posts : 2309 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: Photographs of Chard Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:54 pm
Steve,
I’ll try and find the museum’s exhibits list I have, hopefully that might have further information on it.
I have been checking their online collection, but to no avail.
I’m sure I have a photograph of the drawing on file somewhere.
JY
xhosa2000
Posts : 1186 Join date : 2015-11-24
Subject: Re: Photographs of Chard Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:56 pm
Not very clear.. and i can't remember if a member posted before, so apology to whoever.
Subject: Re: Photographs of Chard Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:26 pm
Chard "sans" the handkerchief of the earlier post. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
rusteze
Posts : 2872 Join date : 2010-06-02
Subject: Re: Photographs of Chard Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:19 pm
Well isn't that odd! I would never have noticed the missing handkerchief. So far as I can see the photos are otherwise identical. The fact that it is annotated as "Major Chard" puts the annotation at least after RD - the CDV could of course be earlier. I note that the copy in the royal collection is also sans handkerchief.
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