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In his short career Daniel Cunliffe produced a number of highly detailed paintings of military subjects. This portrait dates from the period when the 6th Regiment of Foot was stationed in Portsmouth, where Cunliffe lived, after its return from India. Cunliffe’s sketchbooks of that year are devoted to studies of the 6th Foot. The officer in this painting wears the full dress uniform expected at formal occasions, such as a parade or dinner in the Officers’ Mess. This contrasts with another Cunliffe painting in this museum’s collection, of the 6th Foot on manoeuvres, where the officers are wearing plain, dark blue service coats. The Roman numeral ‘VI’, representing the number 6, is visible on this officer’s shoulder-belt plate, and on his shako plate.
Title
An Officer of the 6th Regiment of Foot
Date
c.1843
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 51 x W 35 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1986-06-8
Acquisition method
purchased at Sotheby’s, 1986
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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