M0004239: Statue of General Gordon, seated on a camel

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Statue of General Gordon, seated on a camel

A reproduction of a photograph of a statue of General Gordon, seated on a camel, located in Khartoum in Sudan, circa 1906. This statue stood in front of the palace in Khartoum prior to Sudan's indepdence in 1956. General Gordon (1833-1885) was a British Army officer and administrator.

27 April 1935

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 17 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.