A young Belgian cavalry officer holding a baton and gloves. Photographic postcard, 193-.

[Bourg-Léopold, Leopoldsburg, Belgium] (Rue de la Station, 30) : Photo-Lux, [between 1930 and 1939?]

1 photographic postcard ; 14 x 9.1 cm

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This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A young Belgian cavalry officer, photographed against a photographer's studio backdrop, possibly on graduation from military academy. Jodhpurs and riding boots with spurs as worn here were, and are, considered fetish objects; in a military context such as this denoting power and dominance".

Wellcome Collection 2059589i