--- title: An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1780 author: Thomas Gainsborough source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13848/an-officer-of-the-4th-regiment-of-foot-1776-1780/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 1970-01-01 --- # An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1780 _Authored by Thomas Gainsborough_ ## Image File [![An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1780](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13848.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13848.jpeg) ## Image Caption *An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot*, 1776-1780 by English portrait painter Thomas Gainsborough (l. c. 1727-1788), presently in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Typical of portraits of the time which frequently featured human subjects in the company of their dogs. ## Cite This Work ### APA Gainsborough, T. (2021, April 18). An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1780. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Gainsborough, Thomas. "An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1780." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 18, 2021. . ### MLA Gainsborough, Thomas. "An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1780." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Apr 2021, . ## License & Copyright [Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Gainsborough_-_An_officer_of_the_4th_Regiment_of_Foot_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) by [**Thomas Gainsborough**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Gainsborough_-_An_officer_of_the_4th_Regiment_of_Foot_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 18 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.