Description
19thc Oil on Board Under Glass Original Frame.
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This portrait depicts a Coldstream Guardsman a ( private ) buttons in two’s and Garter star on neck collar with Gold Rose Shoulder epaulet insignia ( not officer star )
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This style of uniform and insignia was introduced after the Battle of Waterloo and is still in use by the Regiment today.
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Officers and senior NCO’s have Full Gold Neck Collars and red sash.
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The absence of a Brigade of Guards Shoulder flash, introduced after the Boar War, certainly supports the notion that it is 19thc.
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A finely painted oil portrait on artists board of a British Guardsman wearing his Redcoat uniform.
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The portrait is finely detailed and an accurate representation set with a gilt oval freight and within the original Victorian frame under glass.
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The gilt border has a few marks and the frame has had good restorations in the past, otherwise all in respectable order for the age.
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Please note there are slight reflections seen on the portraits due to being glazed.
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Measurements ( Including Frame )
Height 24 Inches x Width 20 Inches