Oil paint on canvas
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-john-everett-millais-bt-379" aria-label="More by Sir John Everett Millais, Bt" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Sir John Everett Millais, Bt</a>
Yeoman Guard
Bequeathed by Mrs Hodgkinson 1897
actions: postures and motions
adults
cane / walking stick
clothing and personal items
individuals: male
man
military
Monatague, John Charles
named individuals
objects
people
portraits
sitting
work and occupations
Yeoman of the Guard
<p>This is a portrait of John Charles Montague, who had been a corporal in the 16th Lancers and served for more than twenty years in India. He distinguished himself in battle on several occasions.</p><p>When he retired in 1847 he was appointed a Yeoman of the Guard. Millais shows him the uniform of the yeomen, usually known as ‘Beefeaters’. The painting was done in 1876, when Millais was then at the height of his fame. This picture remained one of his favourites, as well as being popular with the public.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
29 August 2001 – 25 July 2005
2005-07-25
29 August 2001
2001-08-29
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2001-08-29
Art and Victorian Society
Collection based display
8 August 2005 – 4 October 2010
2010-10-04
8 August 2005 – 4 October 2010
2010-10-04
2005-08-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-08-08
Victorian Spectacle
Collection based display
26 September 2007 – 26 October 2008
2008-10-26
7 June 2008 – 17 August 2008
2008-08-17
2008-06-07
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art (Kitakyushu-City, Japan)
30 August 2008 – 26 October 2008
2008-10-26
2008-08-30
Bunkamura Museum of Art (Tokyo, Japan)
2007-09-26
Millais
Exhibition
15 February 2008 – 26 October 2008
2008-10-26
7 June 2008 – 17 August 2008
2008-08-17
2008-06-07
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art (Kitakyushu-City, Japan)
30 August 2008 – 26 October 2008
2008-10-26
2008-08-30
Bunkamura Museum of Art (Tokyo, Japan)
2008-02-15
Millais
Loan-out
19 May 2012 – 2 December 2012
2012-12-02
19 May 2012 – 2 December 2012
2012-12-02
2012-05-19
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2012-05-19
Victorian Sentimentality
Collection based display
The Yeoman of the Guard
support: 1397 × 1118 mm

Bequeathed by Mrs Hodgkinson 1897
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<span class="text0">This is a <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a> of John Charles Montague, who had      been a corporal in the 16th Lancers and served for more than twenty years      in India. He distinguished himself in battle on several occasions. </span>
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<span class="text0">When he retired in 1847 he was appointed a Yeoman of      the Guard. Millais shows him the uniform of the yeomen, usually known as      ‘Beefeaters’. The <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>painting</span></a> was done in 1876, when Millais was      then at the height of his fame. This picture remained one of his      favourites, as well as being popular with the public.  </span>
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actions: postures and motions adults cane / walking stick clothing and personal items individuals: male man military Monatague, John Charles named individuals objects people portraits sitting work and occupations Yeoman of the Guard