Lot 242: JOHN TWEED 1869-1933 AN OFFICER OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE IN THE UNIFORM OF 1800

MATERIAL/MEDIUM bronze with dark brown patina on a 1 1/4 in. green marble base DETAILED DESCRIPTION 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.

<p>height 22in. (55.9cm)</p>