Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien.

Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:57 pm

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ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING OF GENERAL DORIEN -SMITH 1900's.
Source: EBay

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any idea of the year? nicely
hand tinted. cheers

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xhosa2000 wrote:: any idea of the year? nicely
hand tinted. cheers

It says 1902 on the back but I'm not exactly sure that's what it denoted.

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just seems unusual, i'm very familiar with
his face, that's a new one to me!cheers

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xhosa2000 wrote:: just seems unusual,

Agreed. Very odd...but he would have been in India then so maybe there was some reason for it there? I don't know. Grasping at straws here.

Subject: Horace Smith - Dorrien Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:48 pm

I didnt think it was Horace when I looked at it ! Salute

90th

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We must remember, this is in his later years. We have only seen images of him in Zulu war years and WW1.

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maybe its me! but i would say the image
is of a man around 40 years old.

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xhosa2000 wrote:: maybe its me! but i would say the image
is of a man around 40 years old.

I agree. It doesn't look like any other image of him before or after. It's distinctly odd but maybe he had to shave his head for some reason like lice.

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This photo was taken in 1921, 9 years before
his death in an RTA in 1929, there is no getting
around that very distinctive lantern jaw!.

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Les if you don't move the image within photo bucket. It will say on the forum. The link will only be broken, if you change or move the
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Hiya Dave, i know mate i'm rubbish at that
type of thing..believe i dont know what i'm
doing re photobucket!. if i move any thing
and any body wants me to put it back i
will no probs, thanks for posting it here. Les

Subject: Horace Smith - Dorrien Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:10 am

After another look with the benefit of some sleep although its 4.09 am here and I cant sleep ! . I dont think it's our man Horace !
90th scratch

Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:40 am

Greetings 90th and welcome to Africa. Have a ball mate and enjoy your sojourn today with Ken.

Cheers

Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:42 am

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Prince Albert?

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any quick google image search, and its
plain..SD was not! bald, even in
old age he retained his silver hair.

Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:26 pm

As a thought. What about his brother?

Cheers

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Mmm never thought of that!.

Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:49 pm

The Brother
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Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:54 pm

Littlehand you bugger. Shocked

Spent hours trying to sort that face out before I figured on what you've done. And it isn't even the 1st !

Salute

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again Mmm, he had fourteen siblings, he was the
last of six sons to be born.

Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 1:18 pm

Les
We 'ave been 'ad.
Look at the portrait very very closely

Guest

nah! dont even say, its you! again?.
littlehand..expletive deleted..
i was taking that seriously, dug
through some books, scanned, and
its not even april 1.explain yourself!
you,you,you.........

Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 1:54 pm

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Grrr!...

Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:44 pm

Its that Northern sense of humour that does it.

agree

Guest

Err, no Frank, he gave up that right
when he moved to some god forsaken
place called the Midlands? lets examine
the evidence, thats twice he has fished
me, on subjects he knew i would respond
to! and then, there's you! twice!..well
dont call me sherlock, but there is chicanery
afoot. i feel violated. Wink

Subject: Re: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:47 pm

Really laughing this time.
Forgot to add 90th said he would be phoning this evening, nice to have a chat with him, just hope I can understand the Aussie accent. Very Happy

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yeah, thanks you two, that gave me such
a good grin! good banter!. you will be fine
with the 90th, just remember all the end of
his sentences will sound like a question. Very Happy

cheers mate

Subject: Is this Horace Smith-Dorrien. Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:34 pm

The original was on EBay, the last copy of the same image i posted, I had cropped of his whiskers.
The seller claims its Smith?

What's annoying is, I can no longer find the painting.

So the question still remains is it Our man?

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