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Sir Armine Wodehouse (1714–1777), MP, Colonel of the 2nd, or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia, at a Review of his Regiment near Norwich

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Sir Armine Wodehouse was MP for Norfolk. His neighbours, George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford (Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk) and George Townshend, MP (later 4th Viscount Townsend), were the moving forces behind the controversial Militia Bill. The establishment of the militia as a county-based military force soon after the outbreak of the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) owed much to the dissatisfaction of English country gentry with the Hanoverian dynasty. They particularly resented the recent use of German mercenaries to defend England against a threatened French invasion. So it is with immense pride and not a little political triumphalism that Sir Armine gestures to his own regiment, drawn up on the outskirts of Norwich, with the castle and cathedral visible in the far distance.

Title

Sir Armine Wodehouse (1714–1777), MP, Colonel of the 2nd, or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia, at a Review of his Regiment near Norwich

Date

c.1759

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 60.7 x W 50.5 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1998-11-1

Acquisition method

purchased at Sotheby’s, 1998

Work type

Painting

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