This is an item from an important Military related archive of personal research material from the Ronald G. Harris collection. Harris was a respected military historian and author of a number of books including "50 Years of Yeomanry Uniforms, The Irish Regiments, Bengal Cavalry Regiments" from Southsea, Hampshire. He had a massive collection of research material and I will never be able to tell you EXACTLY what is in each large group as there is too much including news paper cuttings, prints, snippets, real photographs, copy photos, notes, manuscript notes and drawings, water colours and other information complied into either books or folders.
Each collection varies and this old research archive collection will be as interesting now as it was back then. The R.G. Harris Collection and other archive material has been bought from various auction houses down the years by D.P. & G Military Publishing of Doncaster in South Yorkshire and used in their various books, as well as their own extensive archive material of stock photographs, real photograph postcards, prints etc. The list is endless. Very interesting to military regiment collectors. These people were collecting items like this because there was NO Google, it is so much easier for us these days. A lot of time and energy has been put into these folders of archive material. Some items are UNIQUE and may never be seen again.
This is a vintage original watercolour painting on board of an officer in uniform. It is signed Mark Milbanke.
It is written on the back in pencil that this is a Sergt. of the Army Service Corps.
No dates given.
Please see pictures provided for more details and visual confirmation of condition.
In collectable condition with normal signs of age and use wear. The edges and corners of the board are worn.
It measures approx. 14 and 1/2 inches x 10 and 1/2 inches.
My stock ref : in blue folder RGH archive.
Mark Richard Milbanke 1875 - 1927 was an important portrait watercolour painter and if you google him you will find he did many soldiers in uniform. Be assured this is one of 4 original water colours signed by him on stiff grey board I have listed today.
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