Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012747Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster
by John Thomson
About the Artwork
The sergeants, who held these posts for many years, were paid by the recruit, receiving a little over £1 for each person who ended up serving in the army. Out of that, the recruiters had to pay expenses, including giving each enlistee a shilling (1/20th of a pound) and paying “bringers” who supplied them with likely prospects. In 1875, 3,605 approved recruits were enlisted from London.
Inscriptions
Stamped in red ink on recto of mount: “RECRUITING SERGEANTS AT WESTMINSTER.”
Provenance
(Antiquariat Dr. Jens Mattow, Berlin, Germany) March 4, 2019: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921)
- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- woodburytype
- Dimensions
- Image: 11 x 8.7 cm (4 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.); Paper: 11 x 8.7 cm (4 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.); Mounted: 27 x 20.7 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Photography Discretionary Fund
- Accession no.
- 2019.50
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