Beschreibung:

Military.- Dubois-Drahonet (Alexandre-Jean, French portrait painter, 1791-1834) Two portrait studies of military figures, both identified, including Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Samuel Marindin of the 2nd Life Guards, and Troop Corporal-Major Robert Goldie of the Royal Horse Guards, probably preliminary studies for the commission from King William IV to paint a series of pictures illustrating recent changes in the uniforms and weapons of the British Army, watercolours over pencil and black chalk, both sheets approx 215 x 130 mm. (8 1/2 x 5 1/8 in), under glass, some surface dirt, spotting and browning, with minor discoloration to corners from old tabs verso, presented in one mount, framed, [circa 1830s] ⁂ The finished paintings of the two sitters here identified are now held in the Royal Collection (see RCIN 407044 and 407024)