The Museum has acquired its collection of paintings, principally by donation, over the past 90 years. All are of particular interest to the Regiment. Worthy of note are the painting 'Sir John Moore (1761–1809)' by Thomas Lawrence and those of Major General Coote Manningham and Lieutenant Colonel Boyd Manningham, both by unknown artists. Other portraits include 'Major General Sir George Ridout Bingham (1777–1833)' by H. W. Pickersgill.
Standing out among the battle scenes are 'The Capture of a French Battery by the 52nd Regiment at Waterloo' by Ernest Crofts, and five splendid paintings by Thomas Baines of the 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, en route to and during the Third Kaffir War in 1852. The painting 'Lieutenant Colonel Macleod at Badajoz' by J. A. Atkinson, although small, also has particular appeal.
Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8TS England
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All the Museum's paintings are usually on display. Occasionally paintings are removed for conservation or loan. To be sure of seeing the painting you wish, and to avoid a wasted visit, please contact the Curator beforehand.
Artworks
The 1st Royal Green Jackets Fighting Rioters in Cromac Square, Belfast, Summer 1971Ethel M. Kitson (active 1920–1972)
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Lieutenant Colonel George EtheringtonJohn Trotter (active 1756–1792) (attributed to)
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Landing in Surf at Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, 30 March 1852Thomas Baines (1820–1875)
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Lieutenant Colonel HuttonJohn Ernest Breun (1862–1921)
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Polygon Wood, YpresJosselin Bodley (1893–1974)
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Major General Sir Alexander Cameron of Inverailort (1778–1850) unknown artist