Frank Moss Bennett (1874–1952) was a British painter of portraits, historical scenes and architecture.

He was known for his posthumous portraits, particularly of soldiers killed during the First World War, which were commissioned by grieving relatives as a remembrance of their sons and husbands.

[1][2] He was educated at the Clifton College, a private boarding school in Bristol[1] where he met Edward Francis Wells who would become a lifelong friend and fellow artist.

The garment is also illustrated in the biographical book 'Frank Moss Bennett, 1874-1952, (The Forgotten Artist)' and it is currently in the costume collection of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Virginia, USA.

It has a high standing collar, curved sleeves and a cut away front displaying silk frogging and tassel trim, the jacket is heavily trimmed with livery lace, it has shaped pocket flaps and the whole of the coat is lined with red linen, the coat closes with double hook and eye fastening.

Bennett designed (providing original oil paintings) all 50 cards in the series which appeared in cigarette packets in October, November and December of 1929.