Posts Tagged With: soldier

British Army in Concord by Amos Doolittle engraver and Ralph Earl artist 1775

British Army in Concord Amos_Doolittle engraver-ralph earl artist_1775Amos Doolittle (1754 – 1832)   Ralph Earl (1751 – 1801)

Detail: graveyard, tombstone, telescope, walking stick, military, soldier, stone wall, military formation

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Calas’s farewell to his family by Daniel Chodowiecki 1767

Calas farewell to his family_Daniel Chodowiecki_1767Daniel Chodowiecki   ( 1726  – 1801 )

Very nice punched tin lantern in this image.

Detail: prison, soldier, jailer, clergy, leg iron, cell, door, cartridge box, musket, spectacles, medicine, wing back chair, work cap, ladies’ cape, tin lantern, padlock, keys

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Soldiers on the March – Jean Antoine Watteau (1684 – 1721)

Soldiers on the March - Watteau, Jean-Antoine (1684 - 1721)

 Jean Antoine Watteau (1684 – 1721)

Detail: soldier, military, dog, camp, horse, march, camp kettle, drum, camp follower, wagon, sword, saddle

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Wall street with Bohemian Church – Johann Georg Rosenberg 1776

Johann Georg Rosenberg  (1739-1808)

Detail: street, city, dogs, soldier, guard box, military, storefront, walking stick, drum, musket, spontoon,  pump, washtub

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American Rifleman and Regular Infantryman from Pensylvania – Chodowiecki 1784

Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki  ( 1726 –  1801 )

Detail: soldier, rifleman, infantryman, guns, military uniform

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Integrity Retiring from Office – Gillray 1801

James Gillray ( 1756  – 1815)

OK, I give up on the detail on this one.  The list could go on for miles.

Detail: mug, walking stick, book, carrot, hats, crowd, soldier, butcher, cobbler, children,  striped jacket, top hat

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A Soldier’s Return by Moreland

George Morland  ( 1763 – 1804 )  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Detail: winter, walking stick, shoes, musket, bag, hat, cocked hat, cape, coat, knapsack, soldier, camp follower

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An Encampment in St. James Park – Sandby 1780

Revolutionary War era British encampment  - By Sandby 1780
Paul Sandby, 1731-1809  from Yale Center for British Art

Are you getting ready for events this summer?

Detail: encampment, soldier, horse, officer, tent, marquee tent, children, dog, camp furniture, brazier, tea kettle, sentry, dragoon, chair, table, bed, drawers, candle stick, rug, tent ropes.

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The Encampment on Blackheath MDCCLXXX – Sandby 1783

Paul Sandby  1731 –  1809

Day 5 of wheelbarrow week and this one is a Duesy.  Click on the picture and get the close-up, I promise you will find something interesting.

Detail: wheelbarrow, children, doll, dog,  wagon, horse, soldier, mill, burrow, basket, fire, cook-pot, cooking, tent, vendor,  drum, waggoner, cards, duck, camp follower, military camp

Bonus wheelbarrow from Diderot’s L’Enclyclopedie

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