Art UK has updated its cookies policy. By using this website you are agreeing to the use of cookies. To find out more read our updated Use of Cookies policy and our updated Privacy policy.

Major Jonathan White (b.1804), RHR (The Old Adjutant)

Image credit: Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

How you can use this image

 

This image is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence (CC BY-NC).

This image can be reproduced in any way apart from any commercial uses.

Wherever you reproduce the image or an altered version of it, you must attribute the original creators (acknowledge the original artist(s), the person/organisation that took the photograph of the work) and any other stated rights holders.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find more images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Download

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

A half-length portrait, seated, facing right, of an elderly man. He has short, thin grey hair and a moustache. He wears a white muffler and a thick double breasted dark jacket with a small velvet collar. Across his chest, he wears a thin leather strap, and rests his hands on his ivory-topped cane in front of him. On the little finger of his left hand he wears a ring. Major Jonathan White, a native of Nottingham, was born 29th February 1804, enlisted in 1820, and as early as 1823, being only 19, he was raised to the rank of Sergeant. The Sergeant Major served in the first Afghan war, in 1839 in the 2nd Queen's Royals, and took part in the actions of Candahar, Kelat, Ghuznee and Cabul. Sources say he was 'particularly recommended to notice for conspicuous and gallant conduct at the storming of Ghuznee and Kelat'.

Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

Nottingham

Title

Major Jonathan White (b.1804), RHR (The Old Adjutant)

Date

1883

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 55.9 x W 45.7 cm

Accession number

NCM 1883-25

Acquisition method

purchased from the artist, 1883

Work type

Painting

Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

Nottingham City Council, Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG2 3NG England

This venue is open to the public. Not all artworks are on display. If you want to see a particular artwork, please contact the venue.
View venue