1st Life Guards, On Royal Escort, 1905 (c)
Oil on board by Henry Joseph 'Harry' Payne (1858-1927), 1905 (c).
An officer trotting forward with the escort behind. The Life Guards are the senior regiment of the British Army. They trace their origins back to 1660 when four troops of horse guards were raised by King Charles II around the time of his restoration.
One of a series of 14 oil paintings depicting various units of the British Army.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1972-05-6-3
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1972-05-6-3