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Large-scale portrait of an armoured mounted soldier, holding high a standard, his steed rearing in anticipation. Seen from the off-side (the horse's head to the right, its tail to the left), the soldier turns in the saddle, his head turned in profile to the left, revealing an expression of determination on his face. Placed around his helmet is a garland of leaves; his body armour is undecorated except for a trefoil emblem on his breast-plate; he carries a standard with a tassled fringe in his right hand, which billows in the wind. His horse is a stout, muscular animal with a flowing mane and tail; it wears large quantities of highly decorative saddlery, ornamented with embroidery and jewels. To the left of the composition is the head of a second mounted soldier, seen in profile to the right, and the head, neck and shoulders of his horse.
Title
'Onward'
Date
1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 152.8 x W 122.1 cm
Accession number
1893.7
Acquisition method
gift from the artist, 1893
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Signed, in monogram, and dated at left bottom corner: JG / 1890
Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 3JL England
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