The Captain

The Captain

A portrait for the gentleman who looks as though he has been entrusted with several important matters, none of which he intends to discuss at length.

Sir Joshua Reynolds painted Captain George K. H. Coussmaker in 1782, presenting him in full military dress with the quiet confidence expected of an eighteenth-century officer. Choose this character, upload your photograph and we will arrange the likeness.

The original portrait

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1782. Reynolds recorded numerous sittings for the portrait, including several for the horse. Coussmaker had entered the First Regiment of Foot Guards in 1776 and later rose to lieutenant-colonel. The portrait is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Portrait character: THE GENTLEMAN
Original artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original date: 1782