A most rare example depicting a mounted figure resplendent in full dress and in the act of drawing or returning his sabre to its scabbard. He wears the 'Roman' pattern black metal helmet, scarlet coatee, blue laced overalls, full dress sabretache. His charger is shown adorned with the full dress shabraque. (26 x 20 cms). Signed, framed and glazed. This is the original watercolour for the coloured lithograph constituting No. 48 in Spooner's 'Upright Series' 'Officers of the British Army' published c. 1833-36. Excellent condition.
A most rare example depicting a mounted figure resplendent in full dress and in the act of drawing or returning his sabre to its scabbard. He wears the 'Roman' pattern black metal helmet, scarlet coatee, blue laced overalls, full dress sabretache. His charger is shown adorned with the full dress shabraque. (26 x 20 cms). Signed, framed and glazed. This is the original watercolour for the coloured lithograph constituting No. 48 in Spooner's 'Upright Series' 'Officers of the British Army' published c. 1833-36. Excellent condition.
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