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Alexander Ivanovitch Sauerweid (1783-1844)

British Army. Private, 5th West India Regiment, 1816. drawn 1816

35.5 x 26.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 915836

Description

D&M 1810: Standing, quarter right, musket at the slope.

Provenance

Purchased by George IV when Prince Regent from Colnaghi & Co., 23 September 1816 (Royal Archives GEO/MAIN/28123, '[Drawing] Private of 5th West India Regt [by Sauerwaad (sic.], £5 5s')
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Alexander Ivanovitch Sauerweid (1783-1844)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George IV, King of the United Kingdom (1762-1830)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Army-GB-Infantry-5th West India Regiment
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

watercolour painting

Measurements

35.5 x 26.0 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
References

Other number(s)

RL 15836

HMD : Haswell Miller, A.E., & Dawnay, N.P., 1970. Military Drawings and Paintings in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London – HMD 1810

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