May 27, 2020 Founders & Patriots
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/27/2020
Unknown artist, British School, mid-18th century. "British Infantry Officer, c. 1755." Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches, in early Victorian, gilt composition frame. Infantry officer dressed in gold-laced, scarlet regimental coat and waistcoat, with gold-laced cocked hat as worn in the British Army during the 1750s. His right hand grasps the crimson, sprangwork sash worn over his shoulder. Due to the old yellowed varnish, it is difficult to discern the color of the laced facings (lapels and cuffs), which appear to be either buff, a deep yellow or orange (“orange” during this period was a dark yellow ochre shade and used by only one regiment in the army during the 1750s--the 35th Foot). There were a number of regiments with these facing colors and gold trimming, including the 35th, that served in America during the French & Indian War. CONDITION: old varnish and relining with scattered inpainting throughout. JLK