Colonel Bernard Granville Baker (1870-1957) - Framed Oil Mounted Cavalry

Description

A fine original oil painting by the well-known military painter Bernard Granville Baker (1870-1957). Baker depicts three officers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, practicing drills in a landscape, with a distant barn just in view. The bright red coats and rather glamorous helmets draw the eye in this otherwise bucolic scene of rural England. Signed to the lower left-hand corner. Well presented in an antique gilt slip frame. On canvas board.

Condition

In very good condition for a picture of this age. Inspection under UV light reveals no restoration. Some light surface discolouration, with a lighter area along the lower edge. The gilt slip has some light wear and very small losses to the corners, with a fine patina of age.

Size

26 x 34cm (10.2" x 13.4")
Framed Size: 32 x 40.5cm (12.6" x 15.9")

Artist Biography

Bernard Granville Baker was a painter specialising in military subjects and Lt. Colonel in the British Army. Born in Poona, India, he was educated at Winchester Military College and in Dresden, Germany. After joining the army he served in the 21st Hussars in India and Burma, joining the 9th Royal Prussian Hussars, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa (1900-01) and commanded the 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War. He was awarded the DSO in 1918 and retired the following year.

As a specialist in military subjects, his work was published as postcards by Raphael Tuck. An inveterate traveller, he published many books related to his European journeys and his war experiences. He also exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, the London Salon and he was a member of the Ipswich Art Club from 1928 until his death nearly 30 years later.