15th (York E. Riding) Regt . An elegant print of an officer, circa 1830

Officers of the British Army, No. 2. 15th (York E. Riding). Published by  L. Mansion, 12 Gloucester Road, Old Brompton. Coloured by C. Bowen & C. H. Martin.

The framed aquatint measures 18¼ x 14¾ ins over the frame with the aquatint itself 8½ x 11½ visible within the mount. It was engraved by LeFevre after drawing by Mansion and shows the elegant officer wearing a bell topped shako with two other officers and the regiment drawn up in the background. A very elegant aquatint of around 1830. An old collector’s label on the reverse names Capt. Unett, D.S.O., Springfield Court, Chelmsford who had served in the East Yorkshire Regiment and later been Chief Constable of Essex. oct23/1    RESERVED 29th January 2024