Colonel, Review Order 1843

This coloured Harris engraving based on a painting by Henry de Daubrawa was published by Ackermann in 1843. The officer is Lieutenant-General The Hon Henry Beauchamp Lygon who was appointed Colonel of the 10th Hussars on 23 June 1843, remaining in that post for 20 years. Although he was never a serving officer of the 10th he took the colonelcy seriously enough to have at least three portraits of himself painted wearing the regimental uniform. If the date of this print is correct he must have lost no time having the uniform made up after his appointment.
He wears a richly embroidered blue pelisse which has a brown fur edge, as opposed to the red pelisse with a black astrakan edge as worn in the 1830s. The order for the regiment to change back to blue was received on 14 Mar 1840. Another order was received from Horse Guards dated 6 Aug 1841 approving the return to the fur busby in place of the shako. Lygon’s busby is a slim looking headgear, worn without a chinstrap. The plume is white over red and the scarlet bag hangs loosely. The trousers are dark blue with a double gold lace stripe. The sabretache and shabraque have the cypher of Queen Victoria who acceded to the throne in June 1837.

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