This illustration has an element of caricature, in that it emphasises the great height of the crested helmet. The uniform was plainer, gold lace no longer covering the chest. The coatee was still single breasted, fastened with nine gilt buttons. There were embroidered loops on parts of the coat; two on each side of the collar and four on each sleeve, although these were concealed by white leather gauntlets. The epaulettes had gold bullion fringes. The sash of crimson and gold stripes was worn around the waist with heavy tassels hanging on the left side.
The dress sabretache has the cypher of William IV and is slung from a gold laced waist-belt that also supports his sword. The sword knot for dress uniform was white leather with a gold tassel. The pouch-belt and waist-belt by this time had changed from the Ess & Vellum pattern to the Basket Check & Vellum to match the sabretache. The shabraque was distinctive to the King’s Dragoon Guards because of the pointed corner at the front. The rear corners had the Garter and crown in a wreath. The 1834 Dress Regulations for dragoon guards call for a shabraque with square corners having a double border of gold lace (dragoons having only one). The single gold lace border in this painting has red edging.
