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‘Briggs’ was a survivor of the famous Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava on 25 October 1854. He was named after a family servant, but after showing remarkable bravery during the battle, he was unofficially knighted ‘Sir’ Briggs by his grateful owner. Captain the Honourable Godfrey Charles Morgan (later Viscount Tredegar, 1831–1913), commanded a squadron (about 140 men and horses) of the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers) in the famous charge, during the Crimean War (1854–1856). When 'Sir Briggs' died he was commemorated with a memorial in the grounds of Tredegar Park, his master’s home in Wales.

The artist, de Prades, probably visited the Crimea in 1854, when he may have made the preliminary sketches for this oil.

National Army Museum

London

Title

'Sir Briggs', Horse of Lord Tredegar, 17th Lancers, (ridden at Balaclava, 1854, in camp in the Crimea), 1854

Date

1856

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 63.5 x W 76.2 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1961-08-7

Acquisition method

gift from Viscount Tredegar, 1961

Work type

Painting

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Artist or maker

Alfred Frank de Prades

1825–1885

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