Salvete Omnes,
Spring upon the Northern Hemisphere and let us enjoy some Scottish painter of the British imperial era.
Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) - Sir Henry, active during the British raise to empire but squarely only in Scotland, painted a huge number of portraits and other paintings during the half of a century long career.
Biography by Sir Walter Armstrong on Archive.
Or another one by William Raeburn Andrew - also on Archive.
Henry on a grey pony |
George Hay, solider of Peninsular War and War of 1812, equestrian painting in 1823 but finished by another artist |
and a beautiful hussar officer uniform - pelisse - this soldier pictured below was names Sir John Douglas , who being an officer the 15th The King's Hussars fought in the Peninsular War 1813-14 and at Waterloo 1815.
and below please find a portrait of a young Lieutenant Colonel George Allan of the 16th Hussars/Light Dragoons with a famous British cavalry weapon: the pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre
another British cavalryman of Madras cavalry with the pattern 1796 sabre |
TGIF - enjoy your weekend
Valete
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