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Title:
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James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
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Artist: |
Baron Carlo Marochetti
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James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868) is mainly remembered today as the leader of the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade, at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War, in which at least 107 out of the 674 men who took part in it lost their lives. The role that the Earl had played in this became increasingly controversial with the passage of time. Though initially applauded as a hero, his own braggart accounts of his performance were at odds with what other participants and witnesses had seen on the day. Even before acceding to the Earldom, he had been a controversial figure, to begin with as an MP determined to defend aristocratic privilege, and later through the flaunting of an extra-marital affair. The fact that his affairs were tolerated by his second wife only made this for some the more unacceptable. Although he officially retired in 1860, he continued to be colonel of his favourite regiment, the 11th Hussars until 1866. In 1861, he accompanied the Prince of Wales on a visit to Prussia. Marochetti's bust of the Earl, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1862, shows him in his elaborately frogged hussar's jacket, hung about with medals, and sporting a prodigious set of whiskers. Interestingly Marochetti exhibited in this same year a bust of Marshal Pelissier, Duke of Malakoff, who had been the commander of the French forces in Crimea. The building on Pall Mall with an entrance on Waterloo Place, which was built to house the United Services Club, has since become the headquarters of the Institute of Directors. The collections belonging to the club, however, remain in the building.
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Material(s): |
Marble
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Medium: |
Unassigned |
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Carved |
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Portrait Bust
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Location: |
London, United Services Club, , ,
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Year: |
1862 |
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Key: |
5790 |
Acc. No.: |
5790 |
Col. No.: |
5790 |
Number of views: |
2594 |
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