A Guard Room
1853
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1853
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Guard Room is a 1853 watercolor by Haghe, a Biedermeier work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a group of men in old-fashioned clothing, gathered in a room with stone walls. They are dressed in hats, jackets, and pants, and some are holding weapons like swords and spears. One man is sitting on a bench, while others stand around him. In the foreground, a dog lies on the floor, and a drum sits nearby. The men seem to be engaged in conversation, with some looking at each other and others gazing off into the distance. The room is dimly lit, with shadows cast across the walls. This painting is reminiscent of the work of artists who pioneered the Impressionism movement.
The watercolour *A Guard Room* was signed and dated by the artist in 1853. It was later included in Richard Ellison’s collection of 100 British watercolours, which his widow donated in two parts, in 1860 and 1873, to support the establishment of the National Collection of Water Colour Paintings.
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Louis Haghe made detailed watercolours of grand European interiors and everyday scenes in the 1800s.
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