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In July 1781, the First Regiment of Guards were amongst Lord Cornwallis's force which occupied and then became besieged in Yorktown. After the surrender to George Washington eight weeks later, Richardson was one of seven officers of the First Guards held prisoner. They were all released in 1783.
The French artist Mosnier trained as a miniature painter before being appointed Royal Painter to Queen Marie-Antoinette. He was one of the first émigré painters to flee to London from the French Revolution in 1790. He exhibited no less than 32 paintings at the Royal Academy from 1791 to 1796 and later became Court Painter to the Tsarina of Russia.
Title
Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Richardson, First Regiment of Foot Guards
Date
c.1792
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 115 x W 88 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1973-12-68
Acquisition method
purchased from Bearnes and Waycotts, 1973
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Richardson, First Regiment of Foot Guards National Army Museum -
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Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719–1792), 1st Baron Rodney National Maritime Museum -
Margaret Callander and Her Son James Kearney Yale Center for British Art -
Admiral George Brydges (1718–1792), Lord Rodney Guildhall Art Gallery