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Sun Helmet Painting, 24th Regiment of Foot. New work in progress.

From pencil sketch to completed artwork, follow Laurence Kirwan's painting of a 24th Regiment of Foot sun helmet and the historic insignia that inspired it.

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Sun Helmet Painting, 24th Regiment of Foot. New work in progress. - Art goes to War

Painting a Victorian Sun Helmet of the 24th Regiment

This work-in-progress post shows stages of a painting inspired by a Victorian Foreign Service sun helmet associated with the 24th Regiment of Foot. The images let readers compare an early pencil study with the developing artwork and its regimental details.

This is the latest edition of Sun Helmets, this time with the 24th Regiment of Foot Insignia. This is the pencil sketch:Pencil sketch of a Victorian Foreign Service sun helmet on an easel

Here is a the original.Victorian sun helmet of the 24th Regiment of Foot with insignia

Sun helmet painting displayed alongside an earlier version

on the wall with a previous version and below a detail of the helmet plate (insignia) of the 24th.Close-up of the 24th Regiment of Foot helmet plate insigniaClose-up of the finished sun helmet artwork

Above is the current version, now available for sale.

Related reading and artwork: View the 24th Regiment sun helmet art print; Read about British Foreign Service helmets.

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