Joseph Bowring (B. 1760-died after 1817) Lived & Worked in the United Kingdom
Handsome officer in uniform wearing cross belt and plate of the 59th Regiment of Foot. The Work is initialed by artist on front, full signature and date on verso.
Regimental Information: In 1755, as the threat of war with France grew, a new regiment was raised in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire by Lieutenant-General Charles Montagu. Initially numbered 61, this rose to 59 in 1756 when the old 50th and 51st Regiments were disbanded. Soon after being formed, it was sent on garrison duties to Ireland.
In 1763, the regiment moved to Nova Scotia, and then to Boston, Massachusetts in 1772. It was therefore already in theatre on the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-83). The 59th fought at Bunker Hill (1775), but by 1776 had so few survivors that it had to return to Britain to re-recruit.
It remained in Britain until 1782, when it was sent to Gibraltar, then under siege by America’s French and Spanish allies. It remained there until 1792, during which time it was given its county association with Nottinghamshire. The regiment fought in Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the Peninsula War; India and Victorian wars. The regiment returned home from India in 1880. It was then merged with the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot to form The East Lancashire Regiment.
Item Date: 1805
Measurement: Frame: 5.75" x 6.25"; View: 2.875" x 2.375"
Material: Watercolor on Ivory, Mahogany Frame, Brass Bezel and Inlay
Item Condition: Excellent
Reference: See Daphene Foskett, "Miniatures Dictionary & Guide", pp. 347, plate 101-b, and page 353.
Price: $1,350
SKU 110-1208
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