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| Description | Object Type | NAM Accession Number |
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| Skinner's Horse at Exercise, 1840 (c). Oil on canvas by John Reynolds Gwatkin (1807-1877), 1840 (c); Cavalrymen of the 1st Bengal Irregular Cavalry (Skinner's Horse) displaying mounted combat skills, including tent-pegging. One of a pair of oils depicting this subject. | Oil Paintings | 1968-12-32 |
| Skinner's Horse at Exercise, 1840 (c). Oil on canvas by John Reynolds Gwatkin (1807-1877), 1840 (c); Cavalrymen of the 1st Bengal Irregular Cavalry (Skinner's Horse) displaying mounted combat skills. One of a pair of oils depicting this subject. | Oil Paintings | 1968-12-31 |
| The Dawn of Victory - Lord Clyde reconnoitring the Position of the Enemy, in advance of the Relief of Lucknow, on 14 November 1857. Oil on canvas signed in monogram lower left 'TB', by Thomas Jones Barker (1815-1882), 1862 (c), a study for the work exhibited at the Royal Academy 1862, No. 612; Colin Campbell, later Baron Clyde, and his staff, on reconnaissance, during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). | Oil Paintings | 1993-09-87 |
| The Capitulation of Kars, Crimean War, 28 November 1855. Oil on canvas, by Thomas Jones Barker (1815-1882), 1860 (c); General Sir William Fenwick Williams, commander of the Turkish garrison, surrendering to the Russians and marching out with honour of war; Kars, a city in north-eastern Turkey, was besieged by a Russian army of 25,000 in June 1855, during the Crimean War (1854-1856). | Oil Paintings | 1963-07-3 |
| Wellington at Sorauren, 27 July 1813. Oil on canvas by Thomas Jones Barker (1815-1882), 1853 (c), exhibited at the Royal Academy 1853 No 461. Wellington riding down a rocky path, led by two local guides, with staff officers behind him; gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1960-04-1 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam Bt (1885-1982), 1940 (c). Oil on hardboard by Reginald Eves 1940, signed upper right and dated upper left. Bust portrait of subject in uniform with medal ribbons. | Oil Paintings | 1993-05-132 |
| The Shanghai Volunteers at a Review, 1892. Oil on canvas by John Charlton RBA 1892, signed and dated at lower left. | Oil Paintings | 1995-04-5 |
| The hospital ship 'Karoa', 1945. Oil on board by Capt V R Smith, RAMC, 1945 (c). Inscribed verso in ink, painted inscription and on board, inscription stamped on board verso. | Oil Paintings | 1992-10-117 |
| The hospital ship 'Karapara' off Chittagong, 1945. Oil on board by Capt V R Smith, RAMC, 1945 (c). | Oil Paintings | 1992-10-118 |
| A hospital ship ('Karoa' or 'Karapara' ) anchored at night, 1945. Oil on board by Capt V R Smith, RAMC, 1945 (c). | Oil Paintings | 1992-10-119 |
| Frederick Augustus, Duke of York, reviewing troops in Flanders, 1794 (c) . Oil on canvas by William Anderson, signed lower right. | Oil Paintings | 1993-10-72 |
| English Mortuary sword 1650 (c); blade has a shallow fuller and has been shortened or broken off; guard is decorated with floral designs. | Edged Weapons | 1993-10-119 |
| The Death of Colonel Moorehouse [sic] at the Storming of the Pettah Gate of Bangalore, 7 March 1791. Oil on canvas by Robert Home (1752-1834), 1793, exhibited at the Royal Academy 1797 No 244. Moorhouse is depicted mortally wounded, wearing the uniform of the Madras Artillery, supported by Capt Douglas, 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot, before the Pettah Gate. | Oil Paintings | 1971-07-5 |
| The Reception of the Mysorean Hostage Princes by Marquis Cornwallis, 26 February 1792. Oil on canvas by Robert Home (1752-1834), 1793 (c); exhibited at the Royal Academy 1797 No 258; depicts Lt Gen Lord Cornwallis receiving Tipu Sultan's sons as hostages 14 Sept 1792, surety on the peace settlement following the 3rd Mysore War. | Oil Paintings | 1976-11-86 |
| Rifleman (Acting Naik, later Subadar) Agansing Rai VC (b 1920), 2nd Bn 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force), 1944 (c); Oil on canvas, by Desmond Doig (1921-1983), signed lower right 'DOIG' (untraced), 1944 (c); half-length, facing forwards; in wood frame; associated with World War Two, Far East, Burma (1942-1945). | Oil Paintings | 1956-02-22 |
| Royal Signals motorcycle despatch rider, 1942 (c). Oil on canvas by Alfred Reginald Thomson (1894-1979), 1942 (c), inscribed above sitter's right shoulder. Half-length portrait of one rider with another behind, flames rising in night sky. Motorcycle despatch rider dated later than originally documented, due to type of helmet and greatcoat. | Oil Paintings | 1985-06-1 |
| Sergeant Percy Stanford, 5th Sussex (Worthing) Battalion, Home Guard, 1940. Oil on canvas by Lance Cattermole, 1940. Subject is seated in battle dress denims. | Oil Paintings | 1984-03-54 |
| Colonel Jerry Francis Dyson, 18th (Bombay) Native Infantry, 1835 (c). Oil on canvas by unknown artist 1835 (c). Subject wearing red jacket with white facings and gold lace. | Oil Paintings | 1980-07-121 |
| Sepoy (acting Naik, later Jemadar) Nand Singh (1914-1947), 1st Battalion 11th Sikh Regiment winning the VC at the Arakan, Burma, 12 March 1944. Oil on canvas, by Second Lieutenant Edward E L Mortelmans, The Mahar Regiment, 1948 (c). | Oil Paintings | 1963-03-59 |
| The Scottish Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge, near Achnacarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland, 1966. Oil on canvas by unknown artist 1966, signed and dated lower right 'EC/1966'. | Oil Paintings | 1984-09-14 |
| HMS Queen Emma, Commando assault ship, 1941. Oil on board by L/Cpl Brian Joseph Mullen (1911-1944), No 4 Commando and Royal Engineers, 1941, signed and dated lower right. The ship is depicted during the Lofoten Raid 4 Mar 1941. | Oil Paintings | 1984-09-17 |
| HMS Prince Albert en route to Dieppe carrying No 4 Commando, 19 August 1942 . Oil on board by L/Cpl Brian Joseph Mullen (1911-1944), No 4 Commando and Royal Engineers, 1942 (c). | Oil Paintings | 1984-09-18 |
| Havildar Namdeo Jadhav VC, 1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, Italy, 1945. Oil on canvas by Alfred Paul Dalon Drury 1965 (c). Head and shoulders portrait of subject wearing green beret, green lanyard, red and green hackle; top left: Victoria Cross with legend below. | Oil Paintings | 1966-04-5 |
| Naik Yeshwant Ghadge VC, 3/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 1944. Oil on canvas by Alfred Paul Dalou Drury 1965. Head and shoulders; Victoria Cross top left with legend below; gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1966-04-6 |
| The Territorials at Pozières, 23 July 1916. Oil on canvas, by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1917, exhibited at the Royal Academy 1917 No. 198. Signed and dated lower left 'W B Wollen 1917'. | Oil Paintings | 1959-11-303 |
| Landrécies, 25 August 1914. Oil on canvas by W B Wollen 1917 (c). Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 'W B Wollen/ 1915', by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1915, exhibited at the Royal Academy 1915 No 664. Street-fighting in the outskirts of Landrécies, a town north-west of Le Cateau in Northern France, took place during the night of 25-26 Aug 1914, in the early part of World War One (1914-1918). | Oil Paintings | 1959-11-304 |
| Under Fire, a Gun Team of the Royal Field Artillery in training on Salisbury Plain, 1916. Oil on canvas, mounted on wood panel, signed lower left 'L Kemp-Welch', by Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869-1958), 1916. This is a study for the larger canvas 'Forward the Guns', which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1917. | Oil Paintings | 1984-08-105 |
| 'Orleans', the horse of Captain (later Brigadier) D E Whitworth MC, 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse), wounded and loose on the battlefield of Epéhy, France, 1 December 1917. Oil on canvas, signed in monogram and dated lower left 'L H/ 1927', by Lucy Hargreaves, 1927; standing in profile to right, his head turned to look into the distance; in wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1960-05-264 |
| The 2nd Ride of Lance Dafadar (later Jemadar) Gobind Singh VC (d 1942), 28th Light Cav att'd to 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Hse) at Peizieres, 1 Dec 1917. Oil on canvas, signed lower right 'T.F.Clarke. AFTER G.Soper', by T F Clarke* after (an etching by?) George Soper (1870-1942), 1920 (c). After an etching by George Soper. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). | Oil Paintings | 1960-05-265 |
| Lieutenant Lewis Pash Penateau, 13th Battalion, Royal Highlanders of Canada, 1916. Oil on board by Raphael Drouart 1916. | Oil Paintings | 1989-04-130 |
| The Cloth Hall, Ypres, 1918. Oil on canvas by Sir Walter Westley Russell. | Oil Paintings | 1989-04-135 |
| The First VC of the European War, 1914. Captain Francis Grenfell, 9th Lancers at Audregnies, 24 August 1914. Oil on canvas, signed lower left 'R. Caton Woodville', by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927), 1914; depicts Capt Francis Grenfell, 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers, winning the VC at Audregnies, Belgium, 24 Aug 1914. | Oil Paintings | 1978-09-22 |
| Field Marshal Lord Kitchener inspecting the 10th Bn, York and Lancaster Regiment in camp at Halton, 1914. Oil on canvas by Alexander Jamieson (1873-1937) 1914. | Oil Paintings | 1983-03-34 |
| The Attack on Cronje's Force at Vedute Drift near Paardeberg, 1900. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'G D Giles 1900', by Godfrey Douglas Giles (1857-1941), 1900; panoramic view, of the retreating forces of the Boer leader, Piet Cronje, surprised at a crossing of the Modder River, by General French's cavalry brigade. | Oil Paintings | 1967-05-67 |
| The Advance of French's Cavalry Brigade to Relieve Kimberley, 13 February 1900. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 'G D Giles 1901', by Godfrey Douglas Giles (1857-1941), 1901; depicts Lt Gen John French's cavalry brigade approaching the Modder River. | Oil Paintings | 1967-05-68 |
| Two oil paintings: Lieutenant Thomas Murphy in the undress uniform of the Turkish Contingent, Crimea, 1854 (c); oil on canvas by unknown artist 1854 (c). Lieutenant C C R Murphy, Indian Army Staff, 1915 (c), oil on canvas by Margaret Chapman, 1915; associated with World War One (1914-1918). | Oil Paintings | 1972-05-10 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel (later Lieutenant-General) James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868), 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars, 1854 (c). Oil on millboard by Alfred Frank de Prades (fl 1844-1883), 1854 (c). Full-length, equestrian portrait, in uniform of Colonel of the 11th Hussars. | Oil Paintings | 1967-02-19 |
| Sir Briggs, horse of Lord Tredegar, 17th Lancers, ridden at Balaclava, 1854, in camp in the Crimea, 1854. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'A F De Prades/ 1856', by Alfred Frank de Prades (fl 1844-1883), 1856; full-length, in profile to left, standing by a tent with his groom; in gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1961-08-7 |
| A Welcome Arrival, 1855 (c). Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 'J D Luard 1857', by John Dalbiac Luard (1830-1860), 1857, exhibited at the Royal Academy 1857 No. 133; three men in inside a hut unpacking goods sent from home, including cold weather clothing and a tea-chest full of groceries; the central figure is thought to be Capt Luard, Deputy Assistant Commissary William Gair is on the left and the third figure (seated right) may be a self-portrait; gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1958-08-18 |
| The Battle of the Alma, 20 September 1854. Oil on canvas, by E Walker, 1854; the 7th Royal Fusiliers and the Coldstream Guards attack Russian-held heights; in gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1962-07-1 |
| Major-General (later Lieutenant-General Sir) Charles Ashe Windham (1810-70), Coldstream Guards, standing in front of the Redan, Sebastopol, 1855 (c). Oil on canvas, indistinctly signed and possibly dated lower right, by Charles Couzens (1821 (c)-1889), 1858 (c), exhibited at the Royal Academy 1858 No 463. Full-length portrait of Windham standing before the Redan, Sevastopol; drawn sword in right hand, peaked forage cap in left; gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1966-03-70 |
| The Relief of the Light Brigade, 25th October 1854. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'R Caton Woodville/ 1897', by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927), 1897; the Light Brigade engaging Russian gunners and cavalry at the Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War (1854-1856). | Oil Paintings | 1989-01-1 |
| Two oil on panel studies by Elizabeth Thompson (later Lady Butler), painted 1874 (c) and 1885 (c) respectively: Study of a wounded Guardsman, Crimea, 1854 (c); Study of a British Soldier with two camels, Camel Corps, Egypt, 1st Sudan War, 1885 (c). Both are preliminary studies with sketches on the reverse. | Oil Paintings | 1963-11-194 |
| An Ambush, Boer War, 1900 (c). Oil on wood panel by W B Wollen (1857-1936) 1900 (c). A mounted Boer rifleman pulls up his horse as British infantry ambush him from an outcrop of rocks on the veldt. | Oil Paintings | 1967-05-88 |
| General Lord Kitchener saluting as he rides past Boer leaders who stand, doffing their hats, South Africa, 1902. Oil on canvas by Johann Nepomuk Schonberg, 1902; signed in monogram with the dated, '1902' lower left; union flag in background; plain mahogany frame; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). | Oil Paintings | 1964-04-3 |
| Field Marshal Lord Roberts VC KP GCB GCSI GCIE (1832-1914), 1900 (c). Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 'Dickinson 1901', by Lowes Cato Dickinson (1819-1908), 1901, possibly after a photograph of 1900. Three-quarter-length, in khaki service dress. | Oil Paintings | 1974-11-9 |
| Buller's Final Crossing of the Tugela, February 1900. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'Georges Scott 1900', by Georges Bertin Scott (1873-1948 (c)), 1900. | Oil Paintings | 1966-10-10 |
| The Relief of Ladysmith, 27 February 1900. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'John H Bacon 1900', by John Henry Frederick Bacon (1868-1914), 1900. Sir George White, commander of the besieged garrison, shakes hands with Lord Dundonald, representing the relieving force (commanded by Sir Redvers Buller from Pieter's Hill, five miles away) | Oil Paintings | 1996-04-1 |
| The Battle of Ulundi, Zulu War, 4 July 1879. Oil on canvas, signed lower left 'A Yvon', by Adolphe Yvon (1817-1893), 1880 (c); panora of the battlefield at a late stage of the battle viewed from the centre of the British position; in wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1965-09-46 |
| The Battle of Isandlwana, 22 January 1879. Oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Charles Fripp', by Charles Edwin Fripp (1854-1906), 1885 (c), exhibited at the Royal Academy 1885 No 1065; the last stand of the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot, Zulu War (1879). | Oil Paintings | 1960-11-182 |
| Forts on the Canton River. Two oil on board pictures, Chinese School, 1840 (c). | Oil Paintings | 1986-04-79 |
| A Gun Crew of the Royal Horse Artillery, 1844 (c). Oil on canvas by Henry Martens (fl 1825-1865) 1844 (c). | Oil Paintings | 1986-06-7 |
| Lieutenant Robert Hay (1813-1846), 50th Regiment [Bengal] Native Infantry, 1838 (c). Oil on canvas, artist unknown, 1838 (c); three-quarter-length, wearing red jacket with white facings and gold lace; in gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1959-12-224 |
| Lieutenant Frank Baden-Powell, Scots Guards, Nile Expedition, 1885. Oil on canvas by Frank Smyth Baden-Powell 1885. Attached to Guards Camel Corps. | Oil Paintings | 1977-04-54 |
| Battle of Abu Klea, 17 January 1885. Oil on canvas by W B Wollen 1896, signed and dated lower left. British troops being charged at close quarters by Sudanese warriors; wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1960-11-181 |
| Captain Colin Mackenzie, Madras Army, lately a hostage in Caubool [sic], in his Affghan [sic] Dress, 1842 (c). Oil on canvas by James Sant (1820-1916), 1842 (c), exhibited at the Royal Academy 1844 No 373. Full-length portrait in Afghan dress; gilt wood frame; associated with 1st Afghan War (1838-1842) | Oil Paintings | 1961-10-61 |
| Major Eldred Pottinger, Bombay Artillery, 1840. Oil on canvas after George Duncan Beechey (?) 1848; associated with 1st Afghan War (1838-1842) | Oil Paintings | 1964-07-111 |
| The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher at La Belle Alliance after the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. Oil on canvas by H Baynes 1820 (c), inscribed lower left. The two men shake hands, while wounded soldiers are being carried away on litters behind them; associated with Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815). | Oil Paintings | 1962-06-18 |
| Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, KG GCB (1769-1852), 1st Duke of Wellington, 1820 (c). Oil on canvas inscribed top right 'Stroehling Pinx.', by Peter Edward Stroehling (1768-1826), 1820 (c); half-length, in the cloak he wore at Waterloo, possibly over the uniform of Colonel, Royal Horse Guards. | Oil Paintings | 1965-01-1 |
| Field Marshal Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) as an old man surveying the battlefield of Waterloo, 1840 (c). Oil on canvas, by Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846), 1840 (c); full-length, back view, standing beside his horse, right hand holding the reins at the saddle; in gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1961-10-100 |
| Medals relating to the Boer War, awarded to R J Cross, Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry: Boer War Tribute Medal and Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 5 clasps; associated with Boer War (1899-1902). | Medals | 1997-11-14 |
| Two silver Boer War Tribute Medals awarded by the Borough of Clitheroe, Lancashire: one to Pte R Clark, the other an unknown recipient, nd. | Medals | 1997-11-13 |
| Silver Boer War Tribute Medal awarded by the District of Cannock and Hednesford, Staffs, awarded to C Harnley to commemorate the Relief of Ladysmith and Surrender of Cronje 27 Feb 1900. | Medals | 1997-11-12 |
| The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing the relics that were found in the field of battle, 1815. Oil on panel, signed lower left 'Geo Jones', by George Jones (1786-1869), 1821 (c), exhibited at the Royal Academy 1821 No 417; a Prussian soldier offers items to a mounted hussar, while a woman sells military relics to a highlander and some tourists; associated with Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815). | Oil Paintings | 1989-03-24 |
| The Storming and Capture of the North Fort, Peiho, on the 21st of August, 1860, 2nd China War (1857-1860), 1860. Oil on canvas, by Charles Stewart, 2nd Viscount Hardinge (1822-1894), 1865 (c), exhibited at the Royal Academy 1865, No. 185; soldiers of 44th (East Essex) and 67th (South Hampshire) Regiments breaching the walls of the North Fort. | Oil Paintings | 1967-07-36 |
| 2nd Battalion 5th Gurkha Rifles at Ahnai Tangi, North-West Frontier, India, 14 January 1920. Oil on canvas, signed lower left 'Fred Roe', by Frederick Roe (1864-1947), 1920 (c); the painting depicts the intense fighting to capture high ground held by Mahsud tribesmen during a period of unrest after the 3rd Afghan War; in gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1956-02-625 |
| Return of the Fore and Aft, Gloucestershire Regiment advancing to the attack, India North West Frontier, 1897 (c). Oil on canvas, signed lower right 'E H 97', by Edward Matthew Hale (1852-1924), 1897; this is an apparently fanciful representation of the Gloucestershire Regiment in action on the North West Frontier of India, 1897. | Oil Paintings | 1957-04-1 |
| Ross Lewis Mangles (1833-1905), Bengal Civil Service, winning the VC saving a wounded soldier of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment during the Indian Mutiny, 1857. Oil on canvas, by Louis William Desanges (b 1822, fl 1846-87), painted between 1859-62; full-length, carrying the soldier on his back. One of a series of paintings depicting VC subjects executed between 1859 and 1862 and displayed at the Crystal Palace during the 1860s and 1870s. | Oil Paintings | 1958-12-47 |
| Thomas Henry Kavanagh VC (1821-1882) being disguised as a native, having volunteered to guide the relief force, Siege of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny, 9 November 1857. Oil on canvas, by Louis William Desanges (b 1822, fl 1846-87), 1860 (c); interior with Kavanagh standing in native dress while others help prepare his disguise. One of a series of paintings depicting VC subjects executed between 1859 and 1862 and displayed at the Crystal Palace during the 1860s and 1870s. | Oil Paintings | 1958-12-48 |
| Surgeon Anthony Dickson Home VC (1826-1914) & Assistant Surgeon William Bradshaw VC (1830-61), 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry), Lucknow, 1857. Oil on canvas, by Louis William Desanges (b 1822, fl 1846-87), 1860 (c); in gilt wood frame. One of a series of paintings depicting VC subjects executed between 1859 and 1862 and displayed at the Crystal Palace during the 1860s and 1870s. | Oil Paintings | 1958-12-49 |
| The Death of General Wolfe, 1759. Oil on ferrous metal panel, after the painting by Benjamin West (1738-1820), 1770 (c); Wolfe surrounded by officers and men after being fatally wounded at the Battle of the Heights of Abraham, Capture of Quebec, Seven Years War, North America (1756-1763), 13 September 1759. | Oil Paintings | 1960-03-56 |
| Marquess of Granby relieving a sick soldier, 1765 (c). Oil on canvas by Edward Penny (1714-1791), 1765 (c); the Marquess reins in his horse to give alms to a sick soldier sitting at the roadside, his wife and two children beside him. | Oil Paintings | 1963-07-31 |
| John Gordon of Glenbucket, 1745 (c). Oil on canvas by pupil of Sir Hubert von Herkomer 1900 (c). | Oil Paintings | 1974-03-11 |
| Battle of Chilianwala, 13 January 1849. Oil on board, signed lower right 'C B Young', by Lieutenant (later Colonel) Charles Becher Young (1816-1892), Bengal Engineers, 1849 (c); associated with 2nd Sikh War (1848-1849). | Oil Paintings | 1967-02-46 |
| Sowars, 19th Regiment of Bengal Lancers in Afghanistan, 1880 (c). Oil on canvas, artist unknown, 1880 (c); Indian officers and sowars outside the gate of a fortified town; gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1956-02-626 |
| Cruel to be Kind. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 'R Caton Woodville 1882' by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927), 1882; associated with North West Frontier of India, possibly 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). | Oil Paintings | 1960-05-50 |
| Saving the Guns at Maiwand, Royal Horse Artillery, 27 July 1880. Oil on canvas by James Prinsep Beadle (1863-1947), 1893. Royal Horse Artillery in action during the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). | Oil Paintings | 1978-08-14 |
| After the battle. The Emir Mahmud brought prisoner to Herbert Kitchener, Atbara, 8 April 1898.. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'G D Giles 1899', by Godfrey Douglas Giles (1857-1941), 1899; the Emir Mahmoud, his forces routed, brought before Major General Sir Horatio Kitchener after the Mahdist camp at Atbara was taken. | Oil Paintings | 1978-08-29 |
| Naik Yeshwant Ghadge VC (d 1944), 3rd Bn 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 1944 (c). Oil on canvas, signed lower left 'Marie Temple', by Marie Temple, 1944 (c); head and shoulders, facing forwards; in wood frame; associated with World War Two, Italy (1943-1945). | Oil Paintings | 1956-02-17 |
| Sepoy (later Subadar) Namdeo Jadhav VC (1922 (c) -1984), 1st Bn 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 1945 (c). Oil on canvas, signed lower left 'Marie Temple', by Marie Temple, 1945 (c); head and shoulders, looking to left; in wood frame; associated with World War Two, Italy (1943-1945). | Oil Paintings | 1956-02-16 |
| General George Augustus Eliott (later 1st Baron Heathfield) (1717-1790), 1783 (c). Oil on canvas attributed to Antonio Poggi (fl 1769-1803), 1783 (c). General Eliott is shown here wearing a general officer's coat and the Order of the Bath, with Gibraltar in the background, representing his most significant military command. | Oil Paintings | 1966-12-4 |
| William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), 1750 (c). Oil on canvas, by David Morier (1701 (c)-1770), 1750 (c). Full-length, in General Officer's state coat and the sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter. | Oil Paintings | 1978-03-40 |
| The King's Shilling, 1770 (c). Oil on canvas, artist unknown, 1770 (c); a recruiting party consisting of an officer, sergeant, drummer and fifer of an infantry regiment in a village street with a fair in the background. | Oil Paintings | 1983-10-15 |
| General John, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1688 (c)-1749), Master General of the Ordnance, 1740 (c). Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'J.S.Liotard Pt./ 1740'; but identified as by George Knapton (1698-1778), 1740 (c). Three-quarter-length, to right, wearing star and sash of the Order of the Garter, and the ribbon of the Order of the Bath, the White Tower of the Tower of London in the distance. | Oil Paintings | 1969-09-32 |
| John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721-1770), 1763 (c). Oil on canvas by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 1773. Full-length, in his uniform as Master General of the Ordnance, leaning on a 13 in land service mortar, with troopers of the Royal Horse Guards riding towards a battle raging in the distance. | Oil Paintings | 1988-09-10 |
| Colonel (later Major-General) The Honourable John Barrington (d 1764), 1758 (c). Oil on canvas, by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 1758 (c). Half-length in civilian coat over a cuirass and gorget; in gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1959-11-22 |
| Field Marshal Jean Louis Ligonier (Later Lord Ligonier) (1680-1770), 1755 (c). Oil on canvas by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 1755 (c); half-length, in the uniform of Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (Blues), with red facings and gold lace, holding a field marshal's baton; in ornate gilt frame, carved with military trophies, thought to be contemporary and made for the painting. | Oil Paintings | 1989-08-152 |
| The Battle of Alexandria, 21 March 1801. Oil on canvas after Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740-1812), 1805 (c); includes a number of the principal actions of the battle although they occurred at different times, including the wounding of Lieutenant General Ralph Abercromby KB; associated with the Wars of the French Revolution (1793-1802). | Oil Paintings | 1969-02-8 |
| The Battle of Malplaquet, 11 September 1709. Oil on canvas, after Louis Laguerre (1663-1721), 1713 (c). To the right, the John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough gives orders to his troops whilst fighting continues in the background and to the left, the dead are stripped of their clothing; associated with the War of the Spanish Succession, Northern Europe (1702-1713). | Oil Paintings | 1973-08-103 |
| The Battle of Malplaquet, 11 September 1709. Oil on canvas mounted on plywood, by Louis Laguerre (1663-1721), 1713 (c); Malplaquet was fought between the Allied army under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene, and the French army under Marshal Villar; depicts the Duke of Marlborough and his troops enter enemy entrenchments; in gilt wood frame. | Oil Paintings | 1980-02-33 |
| Lieutenant-General William, 1st Earl of Craven, 1815 (c). Oil on canvas by Sir Thomas Lawrence 1815 (c). ADC to the King. | Oil Paintings | 1970-12-30 |
| Lieutenant General Sir John Moore, KB (1761-1809), 1805 (c). Oil on canvas, by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), 1805 (c); half-length, full face, dressed in Lieutenant General's coatee, with Bath Star. | Oil Paintings | 1966-07-22 |
| Lieutenant-General (later General Sir) Robert Brownrigg (1759-1833), 1810 (c). Oil on canvas by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), 1810 (c). Half-length portrait of subject, bare-headed, facing forward, Lieutenant General's coatee, cloak over left shoulder. | Oil Paintings | 1966-07-23 |
| Soldiers marching past ruined French farm buildings, haunted by the ghost of a comrade, 1918 (c). Oil on board by Cecil C P Lawson (1881-1967) 1918 (c). | Oil Paintings | 1989-04-133 |
| General Alan Brooke, Commander-in-Chief Home Forces, 1940 (c). Oil on canvas by H D McCormick 1942 after Reginald Eves (1876-1941) 1940. Unframed. | Oil Paintings | 1991-10-272 |
| Japanese Bayonet Practice, (POW) Camp, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, 1944. Oil on canvas stretched over board, signed lower right 'Chalker', by Jack Bridger Chalker (1918-2014), Royal Artillery, 1946 (c). Japanese camp guards dressed in lacquer armour engaged in bayonet practice. | Oil Paintings | 1995-10-4 |
| The Burial of General Simon Fraser after the Battle of Saratoga, 1777. Oil on canvas laid down on board, artist unknown, 1800 (c), after the 1791 (c) original by John Graham (1754-1817). General Fraser's body being wrapped for burial on the battlefield, surrounded by grieving officers and men. | Oil Paintings | 1960-12-200 |
| Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne (1722-1792), a study for a detail of 'The Funeral of General Simon Fraser, who was shot after the action at Saratoga, October 7, 1777'. Oil on canvas attributed to John Graham (1755-1817), 1791 (c). | Oil Paintings | 1991-02-64 |
| Mary Belson, 1720 (c). Oil on canvas, possibly School of Thomas Hudson 1720 (c), inscribed lower left. Three-quarter-length portrait in a lilac dress adorned with ropes of pearls, holding a sprig of philadlphus (mock orange). | Oil Paintings | 1992-03-45 |
| Lieutenant Thomas George Southwell, Coldstream Guards, 1739. Oil on canvas attributed to Charles Jervas 1739. Full-length, holding a spontoon, a house and landscape in the distance behind; inscribed top right. | Oil Paintings | 1964-02-5 |