ENGLISH SCHOOL

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 1800-1810 PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER bust length, oil on panel, oval, 30 x 23cmThe style of the sitter's single breasted tunic and lace at the throat dates the present portrait to the first decade of the 19th century or thereabouts. The relatively plain uniform and black epaulette is of the type worn by some, but not all, of the many penal corps that served in the West Indies. The officer's cross belt shows no regimental inscription.