A sword and a uniform

Michel · 8th August 2010, 06:27 PM

hello every one
I am coming from the Ethnographic side of the forum and do not know if my questions are answerable by your team of experts.
The attached gentleman is supposed to be the Gal Robert Stuart of Annat.
He served in India but retired in UK. For my uneducated eyes, the uniform and sword seem to be from around 1800 or a bit later.
Daguerreotype came in 1835 and photos around 1870.
Is it really possible to have a photo of a gentlemen born in 1744 ? Even if he looks quite old !
If it is not possible, than the general is not General Robert Stuart of Annat !
End of the story and he does not belong in our family album !
But who is he ? with some clue on the uniform and the sword, we may be able to make some progress.
Thanks for any information, regards
Michel

8th August 2010, 06:27 PM	#1
Michel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 139	A sword and a uniform hello every one I am coming from the Ethnographic side of the forum and do not know if my questions are answerable by your team of experts. The attached gentleman is supposed to be the Gal Robert Stuart of Annat. He served in India but retired in UK. For my uneducated eyes, the uniform and sword seem to be from around 1800 or a bit later. Daguerreotype came in 1835 and photos around 1870. Is it really possible to have a photo of a gentlemen born in 1744 ? Even if he looks quite old ! If it is not possible, than the general is not General Robert Stuart of Annat ! End of the story and he does not belong in our family album ! But who is he ? with some clue on the uniform and the sword, we may be able to make some progress. Thanks for any information, regards Michel Attached Images