Lot 197: Sydney Buck (Irish, fl.1839-1849)

Two portraits: Capt. A. Davies, wearing black coat, checked blue waistcoat and black cravat; and an Infantry Officer called Col. John Wilson, wearing scarlet coat, gold epaulettes and lace, the cords from his crimson waist sash looped up on to his chest, a campaign medal on blue ribbon pinned to his chest
watercolour on card, signed on obverse and dated Sydney Buck/ March 1850 and Sydney Buck 1847 respectively, gilded composition frame and gilded wood frame respectively
Rectangular, 226mm. (9ins.) high (2)

Sydney Buck was the son of the miniaturist Adam Buck. He exhibited at the Royal Academy 1839-49.
Capt. Davies was in the Bengal Native Infantry and Col. Wilson (1791-1873) was in the Madras Army (1807-44).