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Sir John Floyd on Horseback

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts | CC0 1.0

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Date

c.1800-1814

Artist

Richard Westall (1765-1836)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image Link

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/401275

Description

Westall did not visit India, but relied on visual information supplied by others to portray a British cavalry officer in the mountains of Mysore. With accurate details of uniform and visage, a dynamic pose, and a dramatic setting, he adapted to a smaller scale a Romantic portrait type recently devised by the artist’s friend Thomas Lawrence. Floyd had distinguished himself fighting the Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan in 1790–92 and 1799. This portrait was likely commissioned soon after the sitter returned to England in 1800, when Westall’s reputation was at its height. An 1814 exhibition prompted a critic to note, "The honor which Great Britain has derived from the discovery of the art of painting in transparent water colours . . . is in great degree to be ascribed to Mr. Westall.". Medium: watercolor.

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CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

Mysore, Karnataka, India

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Historical Figures
Horses
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Military
People
Weapons

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