The 3rd Swiss regiment was "Reding" (became "Ehrler" in 1781), according to Swiss researchers. Interestingly, in Spanish sources/literature, this regiment is called "Jung-Reding", while in Swiss sources/literature it is called "Alt-Reding" ( and, conversely, the (according to the Swiss) 4th regiment which became "Betschart" in 1769 - yellow facings instead of red ones - is called "Jung-Reding" by the Swiss and "Alt-Reding" by the Spanish... pointless to investigate this matter further here). The girl is probably Swiss too (bright complexion, apparently fair hair), probably a soldier's wife and/or sutler. The drummer boy is interesting both in terms of uniform and hairstyle ... the painting must be dated to the early 1770s.
The 3rd Swiss regiment was "Reding" (became "Ehrler" in 1781), according to Swiss researchers. Interestingly, in Spanish sources/literature, this regiment is called "Jung-Reding", while in Swiss sources/literature it is called "Alt-Reding" ( and, conversely, the (according to the Swiss) 4th regiment which became "Betschart" in 1769 - yellow facings instead of red ones - is called "Jung-Reding" by the Swiss and "Alt-Reding" by the Spanish... pointless to investigate this matter further here). The girl is probably Swiss too (bright complexion, apparently fair hair), probably a soldier's wife and/or sutler. The drummer boy is interesting both in terms of uniform and hairstyle ... the painting must be dated to the early 1770s.
ReplyDelete