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The Recruiting Sergeant

Watercolour
1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Grimm (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (painted)

Watercolour of a sergeant in the act of recruiting. Signed and dated by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Military
Watercolours
Landscapes
Object type
Watercolour
TitleThe Recruiting Sergeant (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Paper
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, 'The Recruiting Sergeant', by Samuel Grimm, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Watercolour of a sergeant in the act of recruiting. Signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.2cm
  • Width: 53.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
S. H. Grimm / fecit. 1770 (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Beqeauthed by J. H. Welch
Subjects depicted
Army
Military
Military Officer
Portrait
Bibliographic references
  • P. 86-7 William Hauptman, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1733-1794) : a very English Swiss Milan : 5 Continents Editions, 2014. ISBN: 9788874396627
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1944, London: Printed under the Authority of the Ministry of Education 1949.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.3-1944

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Record createdApril 16, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1246116/the-recruiting-sergeant-watercolour-grimm/
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