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Pickersgill painted this scene in 1851, but the guardsmen are shown with the uniform and equipment of the late 1820s.
Title
2nd Life Guards, Guard Room
Date
1851
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 46.5 x W 63.3 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1972-07-27
Acquisition method
purchased at Christie’s, 1972
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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