Privates, 119th (Prince's Own) Regiment of Foot, 1762-3 1762-63
Oil on canvas | 41.4 x 51.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406873
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Morier was a Swiss military and sporting painter who started working for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65) in 1747, when he painted a series of pictures of troops under his command. From 1752 until 1764 he was employed as ‘limner’ (painter) to the Duke on an annual salary of £100; his name also appears regularly in royal accounts from 1764 to 1767. Two privates, full-length, facing the spectator, the figure on the right turning his head to look at the other, the figure on the left holding a pike (?) in his right hand, both with muskets sloped; a military encampment beyond.
Provenance
Acquired by George IV from the Duke of Sussex in 1809; recorded in the Armory at Carlton House in 1816 (no 453) and 1819 (no 497); taken to Kew Palace
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
41.4 x 51.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
53.0 x 63.2 x 5.15 cm (frame, external)
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