English School, circa 1790

Details
English School, circa 1790
Portrait of Captain Charteris, bust-length, in military uniform
black chalk and watercolour heightened with white
8½ x 6¾in. (226 x 172mm.)
Provenance
With Pawsey & Payne, 1924.
J. Thursby-Pelham.
Mrs. Guy Argles and by descent.

Lot Essay

The sitter is likely to have been a member of one of hundreds of small volunteer units formed in or after 1793, most of which disappeared in 1802. We are grateful to Col. Peter Walton for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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