Silhouette of a Napoleonic Officer by Buncombe

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Location	High Street
Town	Newport, Isle of Wight
Technique/ material	Watercolour on paper
Original size (mm)	100 x 80
Artist/maker	John Buncombe
Date	1795 to 1825
Description	A watercolour silhouette of an officer in a black coat with red facings and gold epaulette. The silhouette painter John Buncombe had a studio in the High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight. His portraits were in great demand from army officers during the period of the Napoleonic wars.
Ref number	NETCC:P.1986.2146
Credit	© Carisbrooke Castle Museum