18th Century Military Portraits

Historical portraits of military figures from various nations, reflecting the attire and status of military leaders in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

'Marshal Jean-Matthieu Philibert, Count Sérurier', c1796, (1896). Artist: Unknown.

General Horatio Gates served in the American Continential Army during the American Revolution. He was commander of the Northern Department in 1777, and is the central figure in John Trumbull's painting, 'Surrender of General Burgoyne', by John Trumbull, celebrating the Victory at the Battle of Saratoga. After this victory, he was part of the 'Conway Cabal', in which was a group of dissatisfied senior Continental Army officers and members of Congress, who advocated for George Washington's replacement as commander-in-chief in late 1777 (BSLOC_2019_3_149)

'Marshal Jean-Matthieu Philibert, Count Sérurier', c1796, (1896). Artist: Unknown.

Portrait of Gilbert Motier the Marquis De La Fayette as a Lieutenant General, 1791 - Joseph-Desire Court, 1834

General Andrew Jackson June 1828 Asher Brown Durand American. General Andrew Jackson 394453

French 18th Century, Portrait of a Man in a Military Uniform, 18th century Portrait of a Man in a Military Uniform

General James Stuart, George Clint, 1770-1854, British, after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1769-1830, British, 1802, Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige, wove paper, Sheet: 19 3/8 × 13 13/16 inches (49.2 × 35.1 cm) and Image: 17 9/16 × 13 13/16 inches (44.6 × 35.1 cm)

American Revolution. George Washington wears a military uniform in this full-length portrait at Mount Vernon. The 1850's engraving is based on a painting by Thomas Hicks. (BSLOC_2019_4_9)

John Barry (born 25 March 1745 in County Wexford, Ireland, died 13 September 1803 in Philadelphia) was an Irish-American naval officer in the Continental Army and later the United States Navy, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

French Revolution. Gilbert Motier, the Marquis De La Fayette as a Lieutenant General, and commander-in-chief of France's National Guard 1789-91. Soldiers drill in the parade ground. This portrait is by Philibert Louis Debucourt, depicts LaFayette in Paris (BSLOC_2019_4_19)

Portret van John Paul Jones, Richard Brookshaw, 1779 print paper historical persons. battle (+ sailing-ships). commander-in-chief, admiral

Major General Benjamin Lincoln.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

Jean-Baptiste, Comte Jourdan, 29 April 1762, 23 November 1833, was a French officer and army commander during the Revolutionary Wars, digitally restor...

Brune in the battle of Castricum

Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen (1762-1824), vice admiral. Portrait of Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen, Commander of the Dutch Smaldeel during the bombing of Algiers on August 27, 1816. Knee piece, standing in uniform at a table with cards, books and a globe. A binoculars in the right hand.

Gen. Phil. Dickenson.. Rosenthal, Albert (1863-1939). Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Dickinson, Philemon, 1739-1809

General Wayne(Anthony). Artist: Edward Savage, American, 1761-1817

Lieut. General Harris.. Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822). Prints. 1799. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin (1796-1864). French Admiral. Engraving in The Universal History. 19th century. Colored.

Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810). American officer. Engraving. 19th century.

EL GENERAL GRAVES (1713-1787). GRAVES SAMUEL.

Portrait of Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock, Army Commandant and After 1826 Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Portrait of Hendrik Merkus Baron de Kock (1779-1845). Army commander and after 1826 lieutenant governor general. Standing, slip down with the stitch in the right hand leaned against the podestal of a column, the left hand in the side. A landscape in the background. Part of a set of portraits of the governors-General of the former Dutch East Indies.

Portrait of the Russian General Alexander Suvarov. .

The Honorable Robert Monckton, Brigadier General; Governor ofAnnapolis,…. Engraver: James McArdell, Irish, ca. 1729-1765 After: Thomas Hudson, British, 1701-1779

Portrait of Stanisław August Poniatowski in the uniform of the head of the Corps of Cadets. Bacciarelli, Marcello (1731-1818), painter

'Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson', 1798-1799, (c1920). Artist: Henry Bone

Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch (1750-1843), Scottish general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He served under Sir John Moore in Portugal in the campaign for the Iberian Peninsula. Victorious at Barossa in 1811, commanded the left wing at Vittoria in 1813. engraving from History of the Wars Occasioned by the French Revolution... by CH Gifford (London, 1817), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

French school. Horatio Nelson 1659-1743). British admiral. Greenwich, Naval museum. Author: JOHN FRANCIS RIGAUD (1742-1810). Location: NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM. GREENWICH. ENGLAND. Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).

John Jervis, 1st. Earl of St Vincent. 1735-1823. admiral in the British Royal Navy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823), born in Meaford, Staffordshire. English naval officer who joined the Royal Navy in 1749 and reached the rank of admiral. Commander-in-chief of the British Mediterranean fleet (1796-1799) and made Earl St Vincent for defeating the Spanish fleet off Cape St Vincent. First Lord of the Admiralty in 1801. Retired in 1811. From the National Portrait Gallery by James Jerdan (London, 1830) ., Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

John Barry 1745-1803. Irish-born American naval officer. Sometimes called Father of the Navy. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Captain Samuel Chandler, Chandler, Winthrop, 1780.

Joseph FOUCHE, 1759-1820 French Duke of Otrante, as Minister of Police during Empire (MV 6505)

Portrait of Nicolas Jarry. Portrait of nicolas jarry, hijacker and captain, with a ship's horn and a saber in the other hand. At the bottom of the list is a sextant. In the background two ships at sea.

Major general John Sullivan, a distinguished officer in the Continental Army during the USA Revolutionary War

David Wooster (17101777), brigadier-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Taken from an illustration of 1800 titled 'Distinguished masons of the revolution'

Richard Purcell, active 1746-1766, Irish, Pascal Paoli, General of the Corsicans; Born 6th April 1726, Elected 16 July 1755, 1755. Mezzotint on laid paper.

MINA, Francisco Javier (1789-1817). Spanish army officer and a Mexican revolutionary. Hero in the Independence War. Liberal man, he fought against absolutism and died while defending Mexico's independence. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Nathanael Greene 1742-1786. American general during American Revolution. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Cosme Damian Churruca y Elorza (Motrico,1761-Battle of Trafalgar,1805). Spanish mariner, an Admiral of the Royal Spanish Armada. He was part of the expedition to explore the Strait of Magellan (1788). Lithography from Historia de la Marina Real Espan_ola, 19th century. Later colouration.

Joachim Murat (1767-1815). French soldier king of Naples 1808; married Napoleon's sister Caroline; contributed to victories at Marengo, Austerlitz, Jena and Eylau; after Napoleons final defeat, court-martialled and shot

Christian Edouard Fraser (1812-79), Second Lieutenant of the 5th Dragoon Regiment, Charles Howard Hodges, 1834 painting Portrait of Christian Edouard Fraser, second lieutenant of the 5th Regiment of the Dragonders. Halved, top left on the chest the metal cross of the 10-day campaign. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons. officer

Gijsbertus Martinus Cort Heyligers (1770-1849). Lieutenant General in the Infantery. Dating: 1831. Measurements: h 74.5 cm × w 58 cm; d 9 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Kieft.

General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Date/Period: Ca. 1795. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 1,130.30 mm (44.50 in); Width: 898.39 mm (35.37 in). Author: JAMES EARL.

Commodore Stephen Decatur, by Charles Bird King, c. 1810, oil on canvas. Decatur won fame in the Battle of Tripoli Harbor during First Barbary War, 1801-1805. The background of this portrait has a scene of hand to hand fighting on a ship's deck, action that is associated with the First Barbary War. In the War of 1812, he commanded the Frigates, USS United States, and USS President (BSLOC_2019_6_122)

Gerrit Sichterman (1688-1730). QuarterMaster-General of the Cavalry, Colonel of the Oranje-Groningen Infantry Regiment, Commander of Grave. Portrait of Gerrit Sichterman (1688-1730). General Kwartiermeester der Cavalerie, Colonel of the Infantry Oranje-Groningen Regiment and Grave Commander. KNOP, standing at a leg tent with a commater stove in the left hand, the right hand in the side.

Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) Scottish soldier. General who led the successful Anglo-Turkish force against the French at the Battle of Aboukir Bay (Alexandria) 21 March 1801, at which he was mortally wounded. Engraving from 'The World's Great Men' (London c1870).

General Andrew Jackson ca. 1819 John Wesley Jarvis American, born England Before serving as seventh president of the United States (1829-37), Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a member of the House of Representatives, a United States senator, a major general in the army, and the first governor of Florida. The occasion for this formal, military portrait was his triumphal visit to New York in 1819, during which he was celebrated as the hero of the War of 1812 for his decisive victory over the British at New Orleans. The Corporation of the City of New York selected Jarvis's competitor John Vanderlyn to paint the official portrait for City Hall, but Jackson himself gave a commission to Jarvis, who soon painted at least seven more portraits for Jackson's friends and political allies, including Samuel Swartwout who vouched for the accuracy of the likeness. In April 1819, he wrote: "I have just been to see Jarvis's portrait of you. It is imimitable."Read a Native Perspective on this work. Listen

General Kosciusko, Commander in chief of the Polish army. Prints. 1798 - 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Kósciuszko, Tadeusz, 1746-1817

Col. George Gibbs III. oil on canvas. Date: c. 1806-08. Museum: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.

Will.m Moultrie. 1760 - 1871. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Moultrie, William, 1730-1805

CABALLERO DE UNIFORME - FINALES DEL SIGLO XVIII O PRINCIPIOS DEL SIGLO XIX. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

John Paul Jones (1747-1792). Scottish sailor. Engraving. 19th century.

Miguel Gomez Damas (1785-1864). Spanish military. He fought on the Carlist troops during the two first Carlist wars. Portrait. Engraving. Later colouration. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1853.

A color mezzotint of a representation of American ranger Robert Rogers. (There are no known likenesses of Rogers made from life.) - 1776

Huibert Gerard Baron Nahuys of Burgst (1782-1858). Member of the Council of the Dutch East Indies, in the uniform of Major General titular. Dating: 1852. Measurements: h 31.3 cm × w 22.9 cm × t 1.2 cm; d 6 cm × d 4 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Bastiaan de Poorter.

Francisco Alcedo Bustamante (1758-1805). Captain of the Spanish Navy. He was the commander of the ship "Montaez", on whose deck he died during the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805. Illustration by Llanta. Portrait. Lithography. Crnica General de Espaa, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870.

Portrait of a Russian military official. Stankiewicz, Aleksander (1824-1892), painter

Portrait of Adam Stefan Lubicz-Owski in Malta's uniform (1780-1857), a march of Podolian nobility; 1847 (1847-00-00-1847-00-00);Malta cross, aristocracy, Polish miniatures, uniforms, men, orders, portraits en face, men's portraits, message (provenance), soldiers

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759-1801). Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723-1792 London). Dimensions: 93 3/4 x 57 1/4 in. (238.1 x 145.4 cm). Date: 1782.Reynolds gave close attention to his portrait of George Kein Hayward Coussmaker, a lieutenant and captain in the first regiment of Foot Guards. No fewer than twenty-one appointments--and at least two more for the sitter's horse--are recorded between February 9 and April 16, 1782. The composition is complex and the whole vigorously painted. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portrait of François-Joseph Paul, marquis, admiral and Comte de Grasse (1722-1788). He drew away the English forces during the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 before being captured by them the year after.

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote, c. 1771-72. Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734-1797). Oil on canvas; 127 x 100 cm (50 x 39 3/8 in.). Assuming a relaxed but commanding pose, Colonel Charles Heathcote (1734-1797) stands beside a large oak tree in the foreground of an expansive landscape. He wears military dress, the single epaulette on his right shoulder designating his rank as colonel. Wrights composition demonstrates his new-found fascination with landscape: while the figure is relatively smoothly painted, the landscape is painted far more energetically, using thickly applied daubs of color.

Winfield Scott 1786-1866. American army officer who held rank of General in three wars. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen (1762-1824), Vice Admiral and Commanding Officer of the Dutch Squadron Off Algiers, 1816, Jacob Joseph Eeckhout, 1835 painting Portrait of Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen, Vice-Admiral and commander of the Dutch squadron for Algiers in 1816. Bust in uniform, with the decorations Grootkruis Military Willems Order and the Bath Order on the chest. Copy to the pastel of Charles Howard Hodges SK-A-4639. Pendant of SK-A-4055. panel. oil paint (paint) Algiers

Huibert Gerard Baron Nahuys from Burgst (1782-1858). Member of the Council of the Netherlands East India, in the uniform of General Major Titular. Portrait of Huibert Gerard Baron Nahuys from Burgst (1782-1858), Member of the Council of the Netherlands East India, in the uniform of General Major Tituair. Hip piece, standing in front of a landscape, the left hand on the hilt of his saber.

John Pratt (October 12, 1753 - December 27, 1824) was a U.S. Army officer who served as Acting Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Samuel Hood, 1st. Viscount Hood, 1724-1816, British Admiral, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of General Jan Henryk D Browski; around 1809-1814 (1809-00-00-1814-00-00);Dąbrowski, Henryk Jan (1755-1818), Dąbrowski, Henryk Jan (1755-1818)-iconography, Order of Honor Legia, Order Virtuti Militari, generals, uniforms, Napoleonica, men's portraits, romanticism (style), Napoleonic wars

Brig. Gen. George Weedon.. Prints. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Weedon, George, 1734-1793

Admiral John Byng, 1704 - 1757. British Royal Navy officer who was court-martialled and executed by firing squad for failing to relieve a besieged British garrison during the Battle of Minorca at the

Edmund Lyons, 1. Baron Lyons 1790-1858, British naval commandant, 1857. counteradmiral of the British fleet in the Black Sea during the Crimean War Russian-Turkish War 1853-56. Color

Thomas Gage (1719 or 17201 2 April 1787) was a British general, best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as military commander in the early days of the American Revolution

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, 1729 to 1814, British general, commander-in-chief of the British forces during the American War of Independence, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

General John Burgoyne arrived with the reinforcements at the Battle of Saratoga by Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of General Kazimierz Trzci unknown Polish painter; after. 19th century (1840-00-00-1860-00-00);Order of the Honorary Legion, War Order Virtuti Militari, Trzciński, Kazimierz (Fl. Ca 1850), Trzciński, Kazimierz (Fl. Ca 1850) - iconography, epoleges, uniforms, military uniforms, orders, portraits, portraits of en trois -quarts, portraits of officers , portraits in the bust

Sir William Beechey, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton, 1815 1817 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton

Jean Rapp (born 27 April 1771 in Colmar, died 8 November 1821 in Rheinweiler) was a French general de division, lieutenant-general and count, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Prince William Henry as a midshipman on board the 'Prince George', (1831).Artist: R Page

Karol Ludwik Bade Ski (1786-1818), KSI Baden, son of Karol Ludwik and Amalia Fryderyka von Hessen-Darmstadt; around 1812 (1807-00-00-1817-00-00);Commanders, foreign miniatures, uniforms, men, orders, portraits, men's portraits, soldiers

Portrait of Admiral Samuel Greig (1736-1788), Argunov, Ivan Petrovich (1729-1802)

American Revolution. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Winter 1777-78. George Washington, kneeling in prayer at Valley Forge. This is a conjectural image of an undocumented incident (BSLOC_2019_3_136)

PortraT Van Moritz, Count of Saxony, Jean-Etienne Liotard, 1748 drawing Portrait of Moritz, Graf von Sachsen (1696-1750), Marshal of France. Halved, standing to the left, the viewer regarded. In the left hand a commandosta, the right hand resting on a fur hat. In the background on the left a banner or the canvas of a tent, on the right a few riders. Part of the Pastels collection. parchment (animal material) historical persons. commander-in-chief, general, marshal

Washington, George, In Prayer At Valley Forge Paul Weber and L Sachs

Commodore Hopkins, Commander in Chief of the American Fleet.. Prints. 1776. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Hopkins, Esek, 1718-1802

General George Washington, Seated

Charles XIV John of Sweden (1764-1844). French soldier named Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, afterwards King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844). Founder of the current ruling dynasty in Sweden. Colored engraving.

'Lord Howe', (1726-1799), 1830. Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726-1799) British naval officer educated at Eton College, who served in the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the Great Siege of Gibraltar and during the French Revolutionary Wars. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Portrait of lieutenant general c.r.Th. Krayenhoff. Portrait of lieutenant general c.r.Th. Krayenhoff at the age of 88. Breast arrow from front left in uniform of Lieutenant General. The uniform skirt dark blue with red candle on which gold passing; Golden epaulettes. On the left chest the armchair star in the military willem order.

Lieutenant-General, William KEPPEL, 1727-82, 18th century English Governor of Cuba, son of Earl of Albemarle

David Wooster, 1710, 1777, American General in the American Revolutionary War, Illustration from Gallery of Historical Portraits, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

The Duke of York on a Quay in a Flag Officer's Uniform. Louis de Carmontelle (1717-1806). Black lead, red chalk, watercolour heightened with white. Dated 1768. 30.1 x 17.6cm.

Charles Wilkes (born 3 April 1798 in New York City, died 8 February 1877 in Washington, D.C.) was an American rear admiral and polar explorer, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Friedrich Christian (1722-63), elector or Saxony and King of Poland. Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Keurvorst van Saxen, king of Poland. Knee piece, standing in armor, pinned with all kinds of decorations and in control with command. His helmet stands for him on a rock.

Portrait of the husband in an officer's uniform; Menke, Gottfried (1799-1838); 1810 (1810-00-00-1810-00-00);Military uniforms, neutral background, men's portraits, portraits in an oval

Aimable Jean Jacques Pelissier, French soldier, 1857. Artist: Anon

Andre Massena, French soldier, c1830. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of William III, King of the Netherlands. Portrait of Willem III (1817-90), King of the Netherlands. Standing, for feet, in uniform with ermine cloak. The right hand in the side, the left hand on the sword. Left on a pillow on a table. Crown and scepter.

Jan Willem Janssens, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1811, by Jan Willem Pieneman, Dutch painting, oil on canvas. He was a nobleman, soldier, and statesman, who also served as the Governor of the Cape Colony from 1803-06 (BSLOC_2016_2_270)

USA, Maine, Augusta, Maine State House, interior portrait of General Henry Knox, military hero of the American Revolution

Pierre Le Turcq (18th century) French (pirate) privateer, active for only a short period of time, from 1781 to 1782, but it was enough for him to become renowned as a privateer.

1740s FREDERIC THE GREAT OF PRUSSIAN AS CROWN PRINCE BY ANTOINE PESNE IN ARMOR AND ERMINE LINED ROBE LOOKING AT CAMERA

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