Departure of the cortege for Lord Raglan’s funeral
watercolour and pen and ink, drawing
Accession Number
NAM.1998-06-128-33
Description
Departure of the cortege for Lord Raglan’s funeral. Pen and ink with watercolour by Col (later Gen Sir) The Hon George Cadogan (1814-1880). Following his death on 28 Jun 1855, Lord Raglan’s body was returned to Britain on the 'Caradoc', attended with full military honours. Lord Raglan was interred at the family home, Badminton House in Gloucestershire, on 26 Jul 1855. From an album of paintings and sketches (with some paper ephemera) of Col (later Gen Sir) The Hon George Cadogan, 1st (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards; also known as ‘Cadogan’s Crimea’, 1854-1856. Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).
Campaigns
Crimean War (1854-1856)