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PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF MAJOR FLETCHER BARCLAY BY FREDERICK BUCK


56th Regiment of foot John Fletcher Barclay was baptised at Maker in Cornwall on the 12th March 1775. He entered the 56th Foot as ensign on the 30th June 1791 and was made lieutenant in 1793. He then served in the West Indies until 1795 when he was taken prisoner and sent to France. In 1796 he was exchanged and in July of that year he was appointed Captain. In 1799 he served in the Helder expedition and subsequently at the Cape, the East Indies, and Port Louis. John Fletcher Barclay became Major on the 27th August 1804, Lieutenant Colonel 4 June, and commander of his Regiment on the 27th June 1811. In 1788 the regiment left its garrison in Scotland for Ireland, where they were stationed until 1793. In 1793, when Fletcher Barclay was made lieutenant, the regiment embarked for the West Indies, arriving at Barbados at the beginning of 1794, fighting at the capture of Martinique in February. They fought at St. Lucia in April and at Guadeloupe in September, remaining as a garrison in the West Indies for the remainder of 1794. However, they suffered great losses to disease resulting in the fit men, presumably including Fletcher Barclay, being transferred to the 6th, 9th and 15th regiments, with the remaining officers and men being returned to England early in 1795 to recruit and retrain. In September of 1795 they were able to embark for Cork, soon after being despatched to Barbados. During 1800 the regiment was stationed in Ireland, offering their services for general service throughout the world. However, this offer was quickly followed by the Peace of Amiens in 1802 and the regiment remained in Ireland.


It can be assumed that it was during this period, at the very beginning of the 19th century, that Frederick Buck painted this portrait of Major Fletcher Barclay.


Painted on ivory.


The ivory registered with DEFRA.

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    • Price: £1,450.00
    • €1,738 Euro
    • $1,953 US Dollar
  • Location: London