[Grenadier Guards Drummer] 1854 - 1856

Joseph Cundall's "Grenadier Guards Drummer" (1854-1856) is a striking salt print portrait of a young Grenadier Guards drummer in full uniform. The photograph, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, captures the subject in a formal pose, holding a drum and drumsticks while wearing a bearskin cap, a symbol of British military tradition. This work exemplifies Cundall's expertise in portraiture and his contribution to the development of early photographic practices.