The grenadier wears a blanket cloak as he stands on guard duty, showing the black bearskin cap from a three‑quarter view which reveals the yellow bag hanging on the right side with a red and white tassel. The changes to the uniform authorised in 1768 took a few years to take effect, but the rank‑and‑file of the grenadier company of the 25th Regiment stationed in Minorca from 1769 still had the uniforms they had worn for most of the 1760s.
Standing next to him are a private of a battalion company and the sergeant‑major. They wear the recently approved coat with turn‑down collars and small cuffs. Their hats are tricorn, with the front corner worn over the left eye, trimmed with white for the private and silver for the RSM. The private’s coat lace is the regimental pattern with blue, yellow and red stripes, but the RSM has silver lace. The red waistcoats are also laced, and there are pocket flaps on the coat‑tails, laced and with buttons just below the flap. The RSM has a sash around his waist which is unclear, but could be the sergeant’s pattern—crimson with a yellow central stripe—or similar to the officers’ crimson sash, but not silk quality.
Both wear white leather shoulder belts. The private’s belt is on the left shoulder supporting a black ammunition pouch, while the RSM has a belt on his right shoulder to support his sword. The private’s sword and bayonet are supported on a waist‑belt. The sergeant‑major holds a staff in his hand to signify his status. The image is a detail from one of a series of six paintings of the troops stationed in Minorca c.1770.
