John Tweed 1869-1933

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Description

John Tweed
AN OFFICER OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE IN THE UNIFORM OF 1800
bronze with dark brown patina on a 1 ¼ in. green marble base
height 22in. (55.9cm)

inscribed J. Tweed/ Sc.

Provenance

Sold, Sotheby’s London, A Sale of Military Art and Artefacts, December 18, 1991, lot 71, illustrated

Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Ltd., London

Acquired from the above 1991

Catalogue Note

This is a reduced version of one of the larger than life size figures from the Rifle Brigade Memorial, erected in memory of the rifle brigade members who died during World War I. The Memorial, unveiled in 1925, stands at the corner of Grosvenor Gardens and Hobart Place, London.