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19th Military Officer Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas
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19th Military Officer Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas

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19th Oil Portrait of William J Kempton Officer 99th Lanarkshire Regiment of the Foot Military Paintings

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Portrait of William J Kempton, Officer 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment Of The Foot, circa 1850

English School.

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The 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1824. It amalgamated with the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Edinburgh''s (Wiltshire Regiment) in 1881.

The regiment was raised in Edinburgh by Major-General Gage John Hall as the 99th Regiment of Foot, in response to the threat posed by the French intervention in Spain, in March 1824.

It was a distinct unit, unrelated to earlier units designated as the 99th Regiment of the British Army. In 1832, the new 99th Regiment received its county title, becoming the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot.

Amalgamation

As part of the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 99th was linked with the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot, and assigned to district no. 38 at Le Marchant Barracks in Devizes.

On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Edinburgh''s (Wiltshire Regiment)

This Large 19th Century example is a fine portrait of young officer William J Kempton of the 99th Lanarkshire Regiment Of the Foot, skilfully painted in oils on canvas.

A very good quality portrait of the officer in his black tunic with red sash across his chest.

It is understood he served the British Empire during the Opium Wars.

Presented in a lovely decorative gilt frame.

FRAMED MEASUREMENTS : 43''( 109 cm ) x 34.5'' ( 37.5 cm )

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UK / Packaged / Tracked & Recorded £100

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109cm (42.91")
Width
37.5cm (14.76")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
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Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art has dated this Military Officer Oil Portrait to the 19th Century.

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fig 1. A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a young military officer in a dark uniform with a red sash and sword, set within an ornate gilded frame.
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19th Oil Portrait of William J Kempton Officer 99th Lanarkshire Regiment of the Foot Military Paintings

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Portrait of William J Kempton, Officer 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment Of The Foot, circa 1850

fig 2. A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a young military officer in a dark uniform with a red sash and sword, set within an ornate gilded frame.
fig 2. 19th Military Officer Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas

English School.

ABOUT

The 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1824. It amalgamated with the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Edinburgh''s (Wiltshire Regiment) in 1881.

fig 3. A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a young military officer in a dark uniform with a red sash and sword, set within an ornate gilded frame.
fig 3. 19th Military Officer Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas

The regiment was raised in Edinburgh by Major-General Gage John Hall as the 99th Regiment of Foot, in response to the threat posed by the French intervention in Spain, in March 1824.

It was a distinct unit, unrelated to earlier units designated as the 99th Regiment of the British Army. In 1832, the new 99th Regiment received its county title, becoming the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot.

fig 4. A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a young military officer in a dark uniform with a red sash and sword, set within an ornate gilded frame.
fig 4. 19th Military Officer Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas

Amalgamation

As part of the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 99th was linked with the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot, and assigned to district no. 38 at Le Marchant Barracks in Devizes.

fig 5. A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a young military officer in a dark uniform with a red sash and sword, set within an ornate gilded frame.
fig 5. 19th Military Officer Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas

On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Edinburgh''s (Wiltshire Regiment)

This Large 19th Century example is a fine portrait of young officer William J Kempton of the 99th Lanarkshire Regiment Of the Foot, skilfully painted in oils on canvas.

fig 6. A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a young military officer in a dark uniform with a red sash and sword, set within an ornate gilded frame.
fig 6. 19th Military Officer Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas

A very good quality portrait of the officer in his black tunic with red sash across his chest.

It is understood he served the British Empire during the Opium Wars.

Presented in a lovely decorative gilt frame.

FRAMED MEASUREMENTS : 43''( 109 cm ) x 34.5'' ( 37.5 cm )

DELIVERY :

UK / Packaged / Tracked & Recorded £100

Worldwide : EU £275 / USA £350

TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES : 07765 856171

Quote Ref : 0948

Height
109cm (42.91")
Width
37.5cm (14.76")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art has dated this Military Officer Oil Portrait to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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Dealers Internal Ref
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Nineteenth-century military portraiture typically features commissioned officers depicted in official regimental dress, highlighting insignia, sashes, and sidearms against atmospheric landscape backgrounds.

Portraits from this era were primarily executed using oil pigments painted onto natural linen or cotton canvas, which were then mounted on timber stretchers and housed in carved gilded timber frames.

Authentic paintings of this period exhibit natural age-related craquelure across the paint surface, hand-carved or molded gesso frames, traditional stretcher keys, and authentic signs of oxidisation on the reverse canvas.

A classic oil portrait works well mounted above a fireplace mantelpiece, integrated into a curated gallery wall in a library, or positioned above a sideboard to provide historical character.

Keep oil paintings out of direct sunlight and away from high heat sources or fluctuating humidity levels; dust gently with a soft dry brush and consult a professional conservator for surface cleaning.
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