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An officer of the 37th or North Hampshire Regiment of Foot

Portrait Miniature
1807 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait miniature on ivory of an officer of the 37th or North Hampshire Regiment of Foot

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAn officer of the 37th or North Hampshire Regiment of Foot (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Portrait miniature of an officer of the 37th or North Hampshire Regiment of Foot, dated 1807, watercolour on ivory, painted by Alexander Gallaway (fl. 1794-1812).
Physical description
Portrait miniature on ivory of an officer of the 37th or North Hampshire Regiment of Foot
Dimensions
  • Height: 70mm
  • Width: 56mm
Dimensions taken from Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated 1807.
Credit line
Alan Evans Bequest, given by the National Gallery
Production
The 37th was posted to the West Indies in this period. The Colonel of the 37th was Sir Hew Dalrymple (CO. 1798-1810).
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981
Collection
Accession number
EVANS.120

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Record createdJuly 14, 2003
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