First Foot Guards Sergeant Waterloo 1815 Bryan Fosten Postcard

Vintage continental postcard from The Grenadier Guards series, Set 8 Card No. 2, after original paintings by Bryan Fosten, copyright 1987. The color illustration depicts a Sergeant of the Light Company, First Foot Guards, during the Waterloo campaign of 1815. He is shown standing in a war-damaged village street wearing a shako, scarlet coatee, crossed white belts, and grey overalls, representing British infantry dress of the Napoleonic Wars. Reverse features printed historical notes detailing the regiment’s service in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo, with “Post Office Preferred” back. 

Condition
Good vintage condition with light age-related wear. Not posted. No tears or creases noted.

Details
Main Subject: First Foot Guards Sergeant
Type: Continental Postcard
Color: Color
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Back: Divided Back
Postmark: Not Posted
Size: Approx. 4 x 6 in.
Topographical: No

Perfect For
British Army collectors, Grenadier Guards enthusiasts, Napoleonic War history collectors, military uniform collectors, and vintage illustrated postcard collectors.