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Lot Essay
The 2nd Life Guard was distinguished from the 1st Life Guard by the flask cord that ran down the centre of his shoulder belt, which was blue as opposed to red. The private's helmet also helps us date this picture; the Roman style that he wears went out of usage in around 1832.
The attribution to John Frederick Tayler is supported by the comparison to Tayler's Royal Academy exhibit, Band of the second regiment of Life Guards (1830; National Army Museum). The horses, in particular, are executed in a similar manner.
Following his education, in which he had the unusual distinction of being educated at both Eton and Harrow, Tayler refused to enter the Church as his family had desired. Instead he studied art at Sass's, the R.A. Schools, and later in Paris under Horace Vernet, during which time he lived with Richard Parkes Bonnington. Tayler first exhibited at the R.A. in 1830 and was elected A.O.W.S. in 1831, later becoming president in 1858.
We are grateful to Jenny Smith of the National Army Museum for her help in preparing this catalogue entry.
The attribution to John Frederick Tayler is supported by the comparison to Tayler's Royal Academy exhibit, Band of the second regiment of Life Guards (1830; National Army Museum). The horses, in particular, are executed in a similar manner.
Following his education, in which he had the unusual distinction of being educated at both Eton and Harrow, Tayler refused to enter the Church as his family had desired. Instead he studied art at Sass's, the R.A. Schools, and later in Paris under Horace Vernet, during which time he lived with Richard Parkes Bonnington. Tayler first exhibited at the R.A. in 1830 and was elected A.O.W.S. in 1831, later becoming president in 1858.
We are grateful to Jenny Smith of the National Army Museum for her help in preparing this catalogue entry.