David Morier’s series of paintings commissioned by the Duke of Cumberland were to illustrate the uniforms of every regiment in the British army in line with the Royal Warrant of 1751. In this modern version of Morier’s painting in the Royal Collection, the red coat is fully open with the blue lapels buttoned back to waist level and the lower part of the front edges ornamented with buttons and white lace loops. The lace is plain white for all ranks to signify the seniority of the 1st Royal Regiment, as they were called from 1 July 1751, the date of the Royal Warrant. The shoulders of the coat are without wings at this stage but in 1752 these became regulation for grenadiers.
The red waistcoat is also laced and buttoned from the mid-chest down. The narrow buff waist-belt is worn under the coat and has a small black ammunition pouch on the front. A sword and bayonet are suspended on the left side. Breeches are blue, here, not red as in 1742. And the white knee gaiters extend half way up the thigh. His mitre cap has the St Andrew circle and crown with the red flap showing an embroidered white horse of Hanover.
