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Robert Watson was lieutenant-colonel of the 25th Regiment of Foot from 1763 until 1773. Among the guard he is inspecting is a grenadier of the 3rd Regiment of Foot (or the Buffs), fourth from left, who wears an embroidered cloth grenadier cap even though these were obsolete from 1768. It demonstrates that uniforms could have a ‘wearing out’ time or that new patterns might be slow to arrive at overseas garrisons.

The 25th Regiment of Foot was stationed in Menorca from 6 June 1769 until 1775, one of several regiments garrisoned there to maintain British control of this important Mediterranean base, regained from Spain at the end of the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763).

National Army Museum

London

Title

Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Watson, c.1769

Date

c.1769–1771

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 51 x W 67 cm (E)

Accession number

NAM. 1974-02-127

Acquisition method

gift from Lady Mary Ponsonby in memory of her husband, Major General Sir John Ponsonby, 1974

Work type

Painting

National Army Museum

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Artist or maker

Giuseppe Chiesa

1720–1789

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Lady Louisa Lennox with Her Husband’s Regiment, 25th Regiment of Foot (with Lord George Lennox beside her, and Fort St Philip, Port Mahon, in the background) National Army Museum
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Watson, c.1769 National Army Museum
Two Horses of the Regiment, c.1769 National Army Museum
The Regimental Dog of the 25th Regiment of Foot in Minorca (Menorca) National Army Museum
Lord George Lennox (1737–1805), Colonel of the 25th Regiment of Foot, c.1771 National Army Museum