Oil painting (oil on canvas) Lieutenant-Colonel William Hamilton Merritt, Governor General's Horse Guards, 1918.

Art

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Royal Canadian Military Institute

Name/Title

Oil painting (oil on canvas) "Lieutenant-Colonel William Hamilton Merritt, Governor General's Horse Guards, 1918."

Entry/Object ID

1943.1.1

Description

Oil painting (oil on canvas) "Lieutenant-Colonel William Hamilton Merritt, Governor General's Horse Guards, 1918." Detail shows Merritt, bareheaded, in dark blue service dress jacket, facing front. A full dress Cavalry helmet is on a table surface to left. His hands hold white leather gauntlets and a P1822 Artillery officer's sword. On the jacket are ribbons for 1885 North-West Capaign, bar "Saskatchewan", 1899-1901 South Affrica War, 1918 Colonial Auxiliary Long Service Medal.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Made/Created

Artist

John Wycliffe Lewis Forster (1850-1938) Canadian

Date made

1918

Notes

Early Date: 1918

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

lower right

Transcription

no accession number on back

Dimensions

Height

110 cm

Width

80 cm

Dimension Notes

31.125 x 43.25 inches Image Size: 80 x 110 cms