Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Sir James Yorke Scarlett (1799-1871), General
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
General; entered army, 1818; tory MP for Guildford, 1836-41; commanded 5th Dragoon Guards, 1840-54; in command of the heavy brigade in the Crimea, and led their famous charge at Balaclava; later commanded the entire British cavalry there.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.