Musicians and Other Ranks 1846

This group of various types of the 10th Hussars was sketched by Richard Ebsworth at Cork in 1846. The soldiers in dress uniform wear the tall fur busby which was replaced by a shako later in the year. They are the RSM on his horse at the back, described as stout by Ebsworth, then a sergeant, mounted and facing to the right, clearly showing his PoW Feather arm badge. Then a ‘Private for Guard’ standing talking to the Farrier Staff Sergeant who is in stable dress. The figure on a horse on the left of the picture is an officer in undress of the special pattern worn by the Tenth.
The other figures are bandsmen who wear stable dress, distinguished by the braiding which is a mixture of yellow and red. In the centre is the Band Sergeant with his back to us. Towards the left of the band sergeant are two trumpeters with white sword slings, talking to the Trumpet Major. This coloured version is actually a copy by Godfrey Brennan of the original Ebsworth sketch. In the original the trumpeters and the Trumpet Major are wearing pouch-belts. The Trumpet-Major has gold braid instead of yellow and red. The instruments include kettle drums, a large blue time-beater’s drum, a snare drum and a euphonium.

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