Charles Paine (English, 1895-1967)
printed by Sanders Phillips and Company Limited
published by Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited
Trooping the Colour
INV-1392
Charles Paine (English, 1895-1967)
printed by Sanders Phillips and Company Limited
published by Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited1922
Trooping the Colour
Charles Paine (English, 1895-1967) printed by Sanders Phillips and Company Limited published by Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited →posterprint
Date
1922
Medium
Color lithograph on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 101.5 × 63.5 cm (40 × 25 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited
Against a ground echoing the red, white, and blue diagonal lines of the British Union Jack flag, soldiers march and stand at attention. A row of the guards’ distinctive bearskin caps and the tips of their swords raised in front of their hidden faces punctuate the bottom of the image.
Trooping the Colour is a ceremony that marks the official birthday of the British monarch. Each June, parading soldiers, horses, and musicians march down the Mall to Buckingham Palace in London. Paine captured the pomp and precision of the occasion in an understated way.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
Barnet by Tram
Charles Paine (English, 1895-1967) printed by Sanders Phillips and Company Limited published by Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited
Hampton Court by Tram
Charles Paine (English, 1895-1967) printed by Sanders Phillips and Company Limited published by Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited
Uxbridge: Across the Colne to Beechy Bucks
Charles Paine (English, 1895-1967) printed by Sanders Phillips and Company Limited at The Baynard Press
