King & Country NA054: Black Watch Lunging with Bayonet
NA054 commits the body to a forward thrust. Seen from behind or the side, the extended arms, pack and long weapon explain the movement more clearly than the frontal view alone.
King & Country NA053: Black Watch Officer with Flag
NA053 carries a large Union-pattern color that rises well above the Black Watch officer. The flag becomes the visual center of the piece, with the smaller human figure explaining who bears it.
King & Country NA052: Black Watch Drummer Using the Butt
NA052 is an unusually forceful musician subject. The drummer has turned a long firearm into a close-combat weapon, while the drum remains strapped to his body and makes the action look awkward in a revealing way.
King & Country NA050: Black Watch Kneeling Firing
NA050 turns the kilted Black Watch silhouette into a low firing position. The weapon stretches horizontally beyond the figure while the dark bonnet and pack remain high behind the bent body.
King & Country NA049: Black Watch Standing Ready
NA049 holds the long musket close to the body, ready for the next movement. The compact pose works between the Black Watch’s formal standing figures and its more forceful hand-to-hand subjects.
King & Country NA047: Mounted Black Watch Officer
NA047 lifts a Black Watch officer above the foot figures on a rearing horse. The raised forelegs and the rider’s tall bonnet give the piece a much larger visual presence than the standing command subjects.
King & Country NA038: Black Watch Officer
NA038 is an officer at rest, with a restrained gesture and a clear view of the Highland uniform. He supplies a calm center for the early Black Watch group rather than another large action pose.
King & Country NA037: Black Watch Sergeant with Pike
The long polearm is the defining feature of NA037. It gives the sergeant height and authority beside the standing Black Watch infantry, even before the viewer notices the sash and other uniform details.
King & Country NA036: Black Watch Highlander with Rifle
NA036 is a standing Black Watch infantryman whose quiet pose gives the uniform room to speak. The kilt, feather bonnet and red coat separate him at once from the trousered early 71st releases.
King & Country NA035: Black Watch Piper
NA035 carries the sound of the regiment into the cabinet. The pipes, dark feather bonnet, red coat and tartan kilt make him immediately recognizable among the Black Watch figures.