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Military Art of the Coldstream
Guards, Military prints from the History
of the Coldstream Guards shown in military uniform prints and military paintings
of Battle of Waterloo, Hougoumont and the Crimean war. |
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THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS Raised in 1650 as Monck's regiment of Foot, becoming in 1670 The
Coldstream Guards (or the 2nd Foot Guards)
The Regimental Battle Honours (Shown on Standards or
Colours)
 | 1662 - 1680 Defence of Tangier 1680 |
| 1689 - 1697 Namur during The war of the League of Augsburg |
| 1701 - 1715 Gibraltar, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, during the war of the
Spanish Succession |
| 1740 - 1748 Battle of Dettingen during the War of the Austrian
Succession |
| 1793 - 1802 Lincelles during the French Revolutionary wars |
| 1808 - 1814 Talavera, Barrosa, Fuentos d'Onoro, Salamanca,
Nive, during
the Peninsula War |
| 1815 Battle of Waterloo |
| 1854 - 1855 Alma, Inkerman, Sebastopol during the Crimean War |
| 1882 Tel El Kibir, during the Revolt of Arabi Pasha |
| 1882 - 1884, Egypt, First Sudan War |
| 1885 Suakin during the Egyptian Campaign |
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Hougoumont by Robert Gibb.
Showing the 1st Foot Guards and The Coldstream Guards struggling to close the gates at Hougoumont Farm against the Heavy French forces at the Height of the the battle of waterloo. During the Battle of waterloo the 1st Foot Guards and the Coldstream Guards losses were as follows. 1st Foot Guards, 125 Killed, 352 Wounded, and the Coldstream Guards losses, were 97 killed and 446 wounded and four missing.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £51.00
Open edition print. Image size 21 inches x 15 inches (53cm x 38cm). Price £43.00
**Open edition print. (3 copies reduced to clear) Image size 21 inches x 15 inches (53cm x 38cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM0058
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Defence of Hougoumont Farm by Robert Hillingford.
1st Foot Guards and The Coldstream Guards are shown manning the walls of Hougoumont Farm against the heavy French forces at the height of the the Battle of Waterloo. Also shown are some captured French soldiers. During the Battle of Waterloo the 1st Foot Guards and the Coldstream Guards losses were as follows: 1st Foot Guards - 125 Killed, 352 Wounded, and the Coldstream Guards - 97 killed and 446 wounded and four missing.
Open edition print. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £43.00
Open edition print. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £10.92
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM0304
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Return from Inkerman by Lady Elizabeth Butler.
A column of exhausted and wounded men of the Coldstream Guards and the 20th East Devonshire regiment returning from the heights of Inkerman, 5th November 1854, during the Crimean War.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm). Price £51.00
Open edition print. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £33.50
Small number of giclee canvas prints available. Size 40 inches x 26 inches (102cm x 66cm). Price £600.00
Small number of giclee canvas prints available. Size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm). Price £450.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM0002
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The Wounded Coldstream Guardsman by Alfred D Prades.
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
Original painting by Alfred D Prades. Size 9 inches x 13 inches (23cm x 33cm). Price £2500.00
ITEM CODE VAR0200
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Here They Come by William Barnes Wollen.
Coldstream Guards, France 1914.
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE VAR0490
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The Ensign by William Barnes Wollen.
The Coldstream Guards leaving Buckingham Palace.
Open edition print. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE VAR0491
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Escort to the Colour by William Barnes Wollen.
The Coldstream Guards.
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE VAR0492
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On Sentry by William Barnes Wollen.
A Coldstream Guardsman on sentry as a troop of Life Guards go by.
Open edition print. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE VAR0493
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The Salute by William Barnes Wollen.
Open edition print. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE VAR0494
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Coldstream Guards by Harry Payne.
Open edition print. Image size 7 inches x 12 inches (18cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE UN0001
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Coldstream Guards by Richard Simkin.
Open edition print. Image size 9 inches x 12 inches (23cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
Original chromolithograph, published c.1888. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £160.00
ITEM CODE UN0301
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Coldstream Guards by Douglas Anderson
Open edition print. Image size 11 inches x 8 inches (28cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE UN0210
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Coldstream Guards 1810 by Douglas Anderson
Open edition print. Image size 9 inches x 14 inches (23cm x 36cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE UN0224
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Private Chillingworth assisting in bombing the enemy from a trench, which they had captured.
On Octber 8th 1815, the enemy attacked with great determination along the trenches occupied by the 3rd Battalion Coldstream guards, near Loos, and came pouring into a trench on the left of that occupied by Private Chillingworth and five other men. The situation was most critical. But realising what had happened, Private Chilingsworth and his comrades sprang forward with great gallantry to face the enemy. With bombs they drove at least ten times their number, who stubbornly opposed them, by foot down the trench until they had recaptured the whole of it. For great bravery and resource Chillingworth was awarded the D.C.M.
First World War antique black and white book plate published c.1916-18 of glorious acts of heroism during the Great War. This plate may also have text on the reverse side which does not affect the framed side. Title and text describing the event beneath image as shown. Paper size 10.5 inches x 8.5 inches (27cm x 22cm). Price £13.00
ITEM CODE DTE0400
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Company-Sergeant-Major Seaman Holding Back The Germans Single Handed.
When the railway was reached, it was discovered that further progress was blocked by a culvert which the Germans had barricaded in such a way that only one man could pass through the opening at a time. It was also discovered that the Germans had no intention of waiting to be attacked, but were attempting to outflank and cut off the party. It was essential that they should not use the opening in the culvert, and for an hour and a half Seaman (2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards) stationed himself by the arch, shooting down those who tried to pass through the gap. He was wounded by a bomb, fortunately not seriously enough to incapacitate him. The other party largely owing to seamans display of courage and determination eventually recaptured the lost trench. He received the D.C.M., as also did Privates D. White, F. Richardson and S. B. Leslie for their gallant conduct in bombing the enemys position.
First World War antique black and white book plate published c.1916-18 of glorious acts of heroism during the Great War. This plate may also have text on the reverse side which does not affect the framed side. Title and text describing the event beneath image as shown. Paper size 10.5 inches x 8.5 inches (27cm x 22cm). Price £13.00
ITEM CODE DTE0158
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Corporal Brown And Lance-Corporal Dobson Dragging A Wounded Man Across The Open To The British Lines Under Fire.
At Chavanne on September 28th 1914, during the last days of the battle of the Aisme, three men were sent out to reconnoitre in a thick mist. The German lines were very close, and the mist suddenly lifted. Two of the men were instantly shot, but the third got back to the British lines with only a graze. To leave the two men in the open meant fourteen hours exposure, and Lance-Corporal Frederick William Dobson, of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, therefore volunteered to try and bring them in immediately. He crawled out and found that one of the men was dead, while the other was wounded in three places. Having applied dressing he crawled back, and a few minutes later came out with Corporal Brown, the two men dragging between them a stretcher. The wounded man was placed on it, and then dragged back into safety. Not one of them was hit, and corporal Brown was awarded the D.C.M. and Lance-corporal Dobson the V.C. form most conspicuous gallantry.
First World War antique black and white book plate published c.1916-18 of glorious acts of heroism during the Great War. This plate may also have text on the reverse side which does not affect the framed side. Title and text describing the event beneath image as shown. Paper size 10.5 inches x 8.5 inches (27cm x 22cm). Price £13.00
ITEM CODE DTE0357
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Officer, Coldstream Guards 1680 by P H Smitherman
The dress shown here is an undress uniform, similar in use, perhaps, to the blue frock coat commonly worn by officers before 1914 and still worn by officers of the Brigade of Guards. The details are taken from a picture showing a guard mounted by the regiment in the Horse Guards, Whitehall, in which the officers are shown, rather to ones surprise, in this order of dress rather than in ceremonial full dress. the brown coat, in fact, is very little different from the simple brown coats - shown in the same picture - being worn by King Charles II and the members of his court.. Indeed the whole picture is one of delightful informality, with the King and his friends walking along a path, the guard turned out in his honour, cows grazing peacefully on the grass, and the country people going about their business within a few yards of the Monarch. In a setting of this sort a brown undress coat was probably more appropriate than the full dress coat worn today. The crimson sash, which has been worn by the British infantry officer on duty from about this time, is here shown almost in the form in which it is worn today.. The main weapon carried by the officers, only part of which is shown, is the sixteen foot pike, the same as that carried by the pikemen of the regiment. It was more usual for officers to carry the half pike, or spontoon, but evidently, for guard duties, the full pike was ordered. The regiment was raised by Cromwell during the Commonwealth, and their first colonel was Monck, who led them from Coldstream, where they were stationed at the time, to join King Charles II at his Restoration. They acquired the name Coldstream Guards then, and have retained it ever since. They were thus the first infantry regiment to join the establishment of the regular army, although they were made junior in precedence to the First guards, who had been with Charles in exile as Wentworths Regiment.
One available. Image size 14 inches x 10 inches (36cm x 25cm). Price £24.00
ITEM CODE PHS0004
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Grenadier, Coldstream Guards 1775 by P H Smitherman
This image, based on the Clothing Warrant of 1768 and on actual items of clothing still in existence, shows a typical grenadier of this period. The most striking change in dress is the replacement of the grenadiers mitre by a fur cap. The grenadier cap began originally as a fur-trimmed cap, and the fur trimming was replaced by the stiff front, which we have seen in several prints, but in the 1768 warrant the fur cap was brought back. In fact it must have made its return before that date. Indeed, some regiments had never worn the mitre. The grenadiers of the Black Watch, for instance, always wore a fur cap closely resembling the one shown here. It was this fur cap that gradually developed into the bearskin that is worn by the Foot Guards today. It is often said that the bearskin cap was introduced into the army by the Prince Regent in imitation of the bearskin caps of Napoleons Guard. This is not so. The fur cap had its own respectable ancestry on this side of the Channel, as we can see from this image, but it was, of course, worn by grenadiers in many other armies at that time. Another notable feature of the uniform here is the arrangement of buttons in pairs. The arrangement was adopted by many regiments when the 1768 warrant was introduced, but all gave it up in 1857 when the tunic replaced the coatee, except the Coldstream Guards, who retain it to this day. The white spatterdashes in the army had been generally changed for black, in fact the Clothing Warrant specified black. However, the Foot Guards retained their white ones and used them until some date after 1821for ceremonial dress, long after both white and black spatterdashes had vanished from the rest of the army. With the war in America at this time and the formation of light companies, the use of grenadier companies as such ceased, and the Grenadiers became more ornamental than anything else. Their fur caps were rarely worn on service, and were kept for ceremonial occasions. It will be seen that this grenadier has his hair tied up in a plait at the back and not in a queue. This was generally a distinction of the grenadiers.
One available. Image size 14 inches x 10 inches (36cm x 25cm). Price £24.00
ITEM CODE PHS0017
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Officer of the Coldstream Guards (Winter Dress) by L Mansion & L Eschauzier (P)
Reprint published by Connoisseur Publishing Co. 1909 of the original uniform plate published by Spooner 1830-40 from the series of 70 plates entitled Military & Naval Costumes by L Mansion and L Eschauzier, coloured by Martin C Bowen. Image size 8 inches x 6.5 inches. Paper size 11 inches x 8 inches.. Price £25.00
ITEM CODE ANT0166
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Hougoumont by Robert Gibb. Showing
the 3rd (Scots) Foot Guards and the Coldstream Guards struggling to close the
gates at Hougoumont Farm against the Heavy French forces at the height of
the the battle of Waterloo. During the Battle of Waterloo the 3rd Foot
Guards and the Coldstream Guards losses were as follows. 3rd Foot Guards,
125 Killed, 352 Wounded, and the Coldstream Guards losses were 97 killed
and 446 wounded and four missing.
Return from Inkerman by lady Butler A column of exhausted and wounded men of the Coldstream Guards and the
20th East Devonshire regiment returning from the heights of Inkerman, 5th
November 1854, during the Crimean War.
The Wounded Coldstream Guardsman by Alfred D
Prades
Private Chillingworth assisting
in bombing the enemy from a trench, which they had captured.
On Octber 8th 1815, the enemy attacked with
great determination along the trenches occupied by the 3rd
Battalion Coldstream guards, near Loos, and came pouring into a trench
on the left of that occupied by Private Chillingworth and five other
men. The situation was most
critical. But realising
what had happened, Private Chilingsworth and his comrades sprang forward
with great gallantry to face the enemy. With bombs they drove at least ten times their number, who
stubbornly opposed them, by foot down the trench until they had
recaptured the whole of it. For
great bravery and resource Chillingworth was awarded the D.C.M.
Company-Sergeant-Major Seaman
Holding Back The Germans Single Handed.
When the railway was reached, it was discovered that further
progress was blocked by a culvert which the Germans had barricaded in
such a way that only one man could pass through the opening at a time.
It was also discovered that the Germans had no intention of
waiting to be attacked, but were attempting to outflank and cut off the
party. It was essential
that they should not use the opening in the culvert, and for an hour and
a half Seaman (2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards) stationed
himself by the arch, shooting down those who tried to pass through the
gap. He was wounded by a
bomb, fortunately not seriously enough to incapacitate him.
The other party largely owing to seamans display of courage
and determination eventually recaptured the lost trench. He received the D.C.M., as also did Privates D. White, F.
Richardson and S. B. Leslie for their gallant conduct in bombing the
enemys position.
Corporal Brown And Lance-Corporal
Dobson Dragging A Wounded Man Across The Open To The British Lines Under
Fire. At Chavanne on September 28th 1914, during the last
days of the battle of the Aisne, three men were sent out to reconnoitre
in a thick mist. The German
lines were very close, and the mist suddenly lifted.
Two of the men were instantly shot, but the third got back to the
British lines with only a graze. To
leave the two men in the open meant fourteen hours exposure, and
Lance-Corporal Frederick William Dobson, of the 2nd Battalion
Coldstream Guards, therefore volunteered to try and bring them in
immediately. He crawled out
and found that one of the men was dead, while the other was wounded in
three places. Having
applied dressing he crawled back, and a few minutes later came out with
Corporal Brown, the two men dragging between them a stretcher.
The wounded man was placed on it, and then dragged back into
safety. Not one of them was
hit, and corporal Brown was awarded the D.C.M. and Lance-corporal Dobson
the V.C. form most conspicuous gallantry.
Officer, Coldstream Guards 1680
by P H Smitherman The dress shown here is an undress uniform, similar in use, perhaps, to
the blue frock coat commonly worn by officers before 1914 and still worn
by officers of the Brigade of Guards. The details are taken from a
picture showing a guard mounted by the regiment in the Horse Guards,
Whitehall, in which the officers are shown, rather to ones surprise, in
this order of dress rather than in ceremonial full dress. the brown
coat, in fact, is very little different from the simple brown coats -
shown in the same picture - being worn by King Charles II and the members
of his court.. Indeed the whole picture is one of delightful
informality, with the King and his friends walking along a path, the guard
turned out in his honour, cows grazing peacefully on the grass, and the
country people going about their business within a few yards of the
Monarch. In a setting of this sort a brown undress coat was probably
more appropriate than the full dress coat worn today. The crimson
sash, which has been worn by the British infantry officer on duty from
about this time, is here shown almost in the form in which it is worn
today.. The main weapon carried by the officers, only part of which
is shown, is the sixteen foot pike, the same as that carried by the
pikemen of the regiment. It was more usual for officers to carry the
half pike, or spontoon, but evidently, for guard duties, the full pike was
ordered. The regiment was raised by Cromwell during the
Commonwealth, and their first colonel was Monck, who led them from
Coldstream, where they were stationed at the time, to join King Charles II
at his Restoration. They acquired the name Coldstream Guards then,
and have retained it ever since. They were thus the first infantry
regiment to join the establishment of the regular army, although they were
made junior in precedence to the First guards, who had been with Charles
in exile as Wentworths Regiment.
Grenadier, Coldstream Guards 1775
by P H Smitherman This image, based on the Clothing Warrant of 1768 and on actual items
of clothing still in existence, shows a typical grenadier of this
period. The most striking change in dress is the replacement of the
grenadiers mitre by a fur cap. The grenadier cap began originally
as a fur-trimmed cap, and the fur trimming was replaced by the stiff
front, which we have seen in several prints, but in the 1768 warrant the
fur cap was brought back. In fact it must have made its return
before that date. Indeed, some regiments had never worn the mitre.
The grenadiers of the Black Watch, for instance, always wore a fur cap
closely resembling the one shown here. It was this fur cap that
gradually developed into the bearskin that is worn by the Foot Guards
today. It is often said that the bearskin cap was introduced into
the army by the Prince Regent in imitation of the bearskin caps of
Napoleons Guard. This is not so. The fur cap had its own
respectable ancestry on this side of the Channel, as we can see from this
image, but it was, of course, worn by grenadiers in many other armies at
that time. Another notable feature of the uniform here is the
arrangement of buttons in pairs. The arrangement was adopted by many
regiments when the 1768 warrant was introduced, but all gave it up in 1857
when the tunic replaced the coatee, except the Coldstream Guards, who
retain it to this day. The white spatterdashes in the army had been
generally changed for black, in fact the Clothing Warrant specified
black. However, the Foot Guards retained their white ones and used
them until some date after 1821for ceremonial dress, long after both white
and black spatterdashes had vanished from the rest of the army. With
the war in America at this time and the formation of light companies, the
use of grenadier companies as such ceased, and the Grenadiers became more
ornamental than anything else. Their fur caps were rarely worn on
service, and were kept for ceremonial occasions. It will be seen
that this grenadier has his hair tied up in a plait at the back and not in
a queue. This was generally a distinction of the grenadiers. |
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