The painting of Captain Williams included this detail of the Regimental Sergeant Major mounted on his sturdy horse, surveying the lancers as they ride past. He does not have a lance but he would be armed with a sword and a pair of pistols, kept in holsters at the front of his saddle.
His jacket is dark blue with crimson facings. The cuff on his right sleeve seems to have confused the artist. It appears to show four inverted chevrons with an embroidered crown above. The chevrons should be of gold lace but look like thin braid on red cloth. The gold line at the base of the chevrons suggests that the cuff is round rather than pointed. This painting is evidence that white gauntlets were not worn at this time.
He has brass shoulder scales and a white leather pouch-belt. The cap lines hook onto the top button of his right lapel and hang as flounders and tassels. The RSM’s trousers are of Oxford mixture which appears to be dark grey, with a double yellow stripe down the side. His lance-cap has a plain black leather peak and the chin-scales are tied up above the front plate. His plume is red and white horsehair. There is no throat plume on the bridle but a brass crescent hangs behind the horse’s head.
