Lot Essay
It is surprising to see the busby still in use in 1829. Dress Regulations of 1822 and 1826 indicate that the bell-topped shako was the only headdress worn by hussars in Full Dress.
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E. Hull: The 10th Royal Hussars: Officer in Court Dress
An Officer in leve Dress uniform of jacket, slung pelisse, busby, scarlet pantaloons and Hessian boots. Signed E. Hull. Print 11in. by 6in. (28cm. by 16.5cm.), the mount inscribed Printed and published by Engelmann, Graff, Windet & Co, 14 Newman St., Oct 1829, in a glazed frame.
An Officer in leve Dress uniform of jacket, slung pelisse, busby, scarlet pantaloons and Hessian boots. Signed E. Hull. Print 11in. by 6in. (28cm. by 16.5cm.), the mount inscribed Printed and published by Engelmann, Graff, Windet & Co, 14 Newman St., Oct 1829, in a glazed frame.