Generals and Military Figures

Portraits and engravings of notable military leaders, emphasizing their roles in historical conflicts and contributions to military history.

The French general Marquis de Lafayette came to America in 1777 to join General George Washington's Continental Army.

Maj. Gen. John Sullivan.. Prints. 1838 - 1888. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Sullivan, John, 1740-1795

Captain George Duff, George Dawe, 1781-1829, British, after Henry Raeburn, 1756-1823, British, 1806, Mezzotint, Sheet: 13 3/4 x 19 3/4in. (34.9 x 50.2cm)

The French general Marquis de Lafayette came to America in 1777 to join General George Washington's Continental Army.

Portrait of Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen. Portrait of the Dutch Admiral Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, with binoculars and his arm resting on a cannon.

Putnam, Israel 1780 / 1810

PortraT van Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1780 print paper etching historical persons. private soldier. knighthood order (with NAME) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)

Hood, Sir Samuel .

Admiral Lord Hood, 1724-1816. This portrait was painted and engraved shortly after Hoods operations at Toulon. He was made a Baron for his services under Rodney in the West Indies in 1782.

The Right Hon'ble Lord Hood, Admiral of the Blue and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Fleet in the Mediterranean, Valentine Green, 1739-1813, British, after Lemuel Francis Abbott, ca. 1760-1802, British, 1795, Mezzotint, Sheet: 25 x 16in. (63.5 x 40.6cm)

Sr. Charles Saunders, Vice Adml. of the Blue, and Lieut. General of His Majesty's marine forces.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Saunders, Charles, Sir, 1713-1775, Military officers , British

Charles-Francois du Perier du Mouriez, called Dumouriez, 25 or 27 January 1739, 14 March 1823, was a French general who, after initial successes in th...

Washington in 1775, the period of his taking command of the army.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

'A portrait of Commodore Barry of the United States Navy', c1780, (1937). John Barry (1745-1803) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War From "History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan. Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1937

Benedict Arnold.. 1879. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

HORATIO, LORD NELSON British naval officer

Major-General Charles Shipley (1755-1815) British soldier. Served mainly in West Indies. Governor of Grenada 1813-1815. Engraving of portrait by Eckstein

Yorck by Wartenburg, Ludwig Graf.

This 1840s illustration shows General Kosciusko. Tadeusz Kosciuszko, EnglishThaddeus Kosciusko, Polish in fullTadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko (1746-1817) was a Polish army officer and statesman who gained fame both for his role in the American Revolutionand for his leadership of a national insurrection in his homeland.

Portrait of Willem V, Mathias de Sallieth, 1789 print Colored print with a portrait of Stadholder Willem V, standing out, in uniform, commanda cafe in the right hand leaning on a rock on which his hat lies. A tent camp in the background. Netherlands paper. watercolor (paint) etching historical persons. (military) camp with tents

Major General John Sullivan, A distinguish'd Officer in the Continential (sic) Army. Date/Period: 1776. Mezzotint on laid paper. Width: 27.6 cm. Height: 38.1 cm (sheet). Author: Thomas Hart.

Sacher, Johann Nepomuk Knight.

Admiral Sir B.W.C.R. Owen, G. T. Payne, active 1837-1850, after Henry William Pickersgill, 1782-1875, British, 1849, Mezzotint, Sheet: 14 1/4 x 19in. (36.2 x 48.3cm)

Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Morgan, Daniel, 1736-1802

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Francis Marion, 1732 - 1795, a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and Brigadier General in the South Carolina militia during the American War of Independence

John Jervis,1st. Earl of St. Vincent. 1735-1823. Admiral in the British Royal Navy. Engraved by H. Robinson from the original of Hoppner. From England's Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams, The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Charles-Francois du Perier du Mouriez, called Dumouriez born 25 or 27 January 1739 in Cambrai, died March 14, 1823 in Turville Park near Henley-on-Thames, was a French general who, after initial success in the first coalition war, was the pages and from Jacobin's point of view, historically, digitally restored reproduction of one Template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

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

Portrait of Jean -Baptiste Bessières on a tent, charger, after Henri François Riesener, 1831 - 1841 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching historical persons. commander-in-chief, general, marshal. (military) camp with tents

General Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801., 1865., 1777 - 1890

Brig. Gen. Barry St. Leger, lieutenant colonel of the 34th Foot., 1732-1789. 1885. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. St. Leger, Barry, 1737-1789

Marshal Gérard, dead in Paris on April 17th.

John Paul Jones 1742 - 1792 American Revolution naval officer. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.

Portrait of Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Johannes Philippus Lange, After Charles Howard Hodges, 1820 - 1849 print Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, vice-admiral and extraordinary marshal der Dutch naval power, in Galauniform. Knee piece, standing to the left, behind Van Kinsbergen view of a turbulent sea. An openwork decorative edge around the portrait. paper steel engraving

Ficquelmont Karl Ludwig Graf.

Rear Admiral Samuel Story standing on a ship. In the background between the clouds looms a second ship. Portrait of Samuel Story, print maker: Charles Howard Hodges, Amsterdam, 1799 - 1837, paper, h 454 mm × w 327 mm

Maj. Gen. Duportail. Prints. 1798 - 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Duportail, Antoine-Jean-Louis Le Bègue de Presle, 1743-1802

General Gage, taken in 1776. Thomas Gage.. Prints. 1870. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787

'Sir Sidney Smith, who with 300 British Sailors, defended the Breach of Acre', (1764-1840), 1816. Creator: Unknown.

Portrait of the French military Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, 1806 print Amsterdam paper

Samuel William Reynolds, 1773-1835, British, Right Hon. Lord Keith. On the 7th of Augt. 1795 at the Attack made upon the Pass of Muysenburgh, at the Cape of Good Hope, is by Permission most humbly Dedicated... Pub. Febr. 9th, 1801, 1801. Mezzotint.

John Paul Jones (1747-1792). Scottish sailor and the United States's first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolution. Engraving.

'George III', (1738-1820), 1830. George III (1738-1820) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until union of the two countries in 1801, then King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. His reign was marked by the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence and the Battle of Waterloo. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830 From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and

This portrait of Captn. Isaac Hull, of the United States Navy: ... / Gilbert Stuart Esqr. pinxt. ; the vignette from an original drawing under the direction of Captn. Hull ; Freeman excudit. | Library of Congress

Thomas Picton 1758-1815, English soldier. In the campaign around the Iberian Peninsula, he commanded the Fighting Division in Spain in 1810 and was characterized in Busaco, Fuentes de Onoro, Badajoz and Vittoria. He was seriously wounded at Quatre Bras and died when he led his men to the attack at Waterloo. Punktich from History of the Wars Occasioned by the French Revolution ... by Chifford London, 1817., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated

Catherine II called Catherine the Great, 2 May 1729, 17 November 1796, was Empress of Russia from 9 July 1762, here in the Old Russian Guard uniform, ...

Portrait of Admiral Steven van der Hagen or Olivier van Noort, standing by a table with a helmet

Barthelemy Catherine Joubert (1769-1799). French general. He took part in the French Revolutionary Wars. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879.

Continental Soldier, North, Painted by Alonzo Chappell, Engraving by John C. McRae, circa 1820

His Excellency George Washington, Commander in / Chief of the American Armies, Marshal of France&c.. Etcher: Unknown Subject: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781

JOHN PAUL JONES (1747 - 1792) United States naval officer

'G. L. von Blucher, Field Marshal of the Prussian Forces', 1814. Creator: H Meyer.

Brig. Gen. James Mitchell Varnum. 1783 - 1888. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

William Barton 1748 - 1831. American colonel in the Continental Army during the American War of Independence. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.

Charles Victoire Emmanuel Leclerc (1772-1802). French general who served Napoleon Bonaparte, to whom he was a brother-in-law. He led the French expedition that Napoleon sent to the island of Saint-Domingue. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879.

The injured Prince of Orange, 1815; His royal highness The Prince of Orange, the arm in a sluijer bearing after the receiving wound in the battle of Waterloo.The Injured Prince of Orange, with the arm in a bandage, standing next to a gun. Part of a Group of Illustrations of Events Around and During The Battles at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo, 16-18 June 1815.

PortraT van Hans Carl von Winterfeldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer (I), After J. Wolff, 1780 - 1880 print paper historical persons. knighthood order (with NAME) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)

Bonaparte / At the Battle of Arcole on 27 Brumaire An V.

Pflüger of Lindenfels, Philipp Freiherr.

PortraT van Ludwig von Borstell, Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1775 - 1840 print paper steel engraving historical persons. medals and other marks of military honour

Citizen Giost, General Adjutant of the Parisian Armee Force Pierre-Alexandre Wille (said Wille Son) - 1748-1821). Citizen Giost, General Warrant Officer of the Paris Armed Force. Black Stone, Sanguine and Lavis, 1794.

Portrait of a hussar officer, Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, 1785 - 1837 drawing paper. ink brush / pen

Francis Marion, 1732 to 1795. Military officer during the American Revolutionary War.

Officer. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands, Military officers , Netherlands

LEOPOLDO O DONNELL (1809-67) POLITICO Y MILITAR ESPAÑOL - JEFE DEL GOBIERNO DE ISABEL II - GRABADO - 1869. Author: EUSEBIO PLANAS Y FRANQUESA (1833-1897). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. LEOPOLDO O DONNELL (1809-1867) I DUQUE DE TETUAN. LEOPOLDO O'DONNELL (1809/1867) I DUQUE DE TETUAN.

Franz von Khevenhueller-Metsch (born 3 October 1783 in Vienna, died 15 November 1867 in Prague) was an imperial Austrian field commander and from 1846 Grand Prior of the Order of St John of Bohemia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Luis Fermín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión, 1752 - 1794. Officer in the army of the Kingdom of Spain. In 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars, he commanded the Spanish Army against the forces of

Jean Victor Marie Moreau, 1763-1813. French general in the French revolutionary wars. Engraved by S. Freeman.

François-Athanase Charette, / General-in-Chief of the Armies of Vendée, / Grande Cross of the Royal and Military Order of St Louis. ...

Officier der Garde Dragonders. 1780 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands

'Sir David Baird (Colonel 24th Regiment)', c1812 (1909). Artist: Thomas Hodgetts.

Maj. Gen. Sir Wm. Erskine Bart.. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Erskine, William, Sir, 1728-1795

Major John Habersham, Continental Army.. Prints, Portraits. 1871 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Francois-etienne-Christophe Kellermann, also de Kellerman (born 28 May 1735 in Strasbourg, died 13 September 1820 in Paris) was a French pair and officer during the Revolutionary Wars, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Major Robert Rogers, Commander in Chief of the Indians in the Back Settlements of America, unknown artist, 1776, Mezzotint

Portrait of Louis, Count of Nassau. Portrait of Louis. He holds a command post. On the left the helmet of his armor.

General De Kalb, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Portrait of Willem I Frederik, King of the Netherlands; Willem the first King of the Netherlands. Portrait bust of Willem I Frederik, King of the Netherlands, Bareheads and wrapped in a uniform with order person.

Portrait of Marcin Sobolewski, adjutant of Major veterans of the Warsaw Army; Chylewski, Micha (1787-1848); 1811 (1811-00-00-1811-00-00);Edward (1870-1928), Edward (1870-1928)-collection, Duchy of Warsaw (1807-1815), Nepros, amateurs, gift (provenance), Polish miniatures, uniforms, men, orders, portraits of en trois-quarts, men's portraits , purchase (provenance), soldiers

Portrait of Pierre Le Turcq, Pieter Willem van Megen, After Jacob Perkois, 1783 print Portrait of Kaper and Captain Pierre Le Turcq with binoculars under his arm and pistols on his jacket. In the background are ship 'De Zeeuw'. At the bottom of the list is a saber. The Hague paper engraving / etching ship's portrait. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. pirate, corsair, buccaneer

Col. Robert Kingston, lieutenant colonel of the 86th Foot.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Kingston, Robert

ESPARTERO, BALDOMERO MILITAR Y POLITICO ESPAÑOL. GRANATULA DE CALATRAVA1793-1879 OLEO DE JOSE ALBA MUSEO DEL EJERCITO. MADRID.

Henry Torrens (1779-1828), English soldier. Military secretary to General Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) in Portugal in 1808 during the Peninsular Campaign. Major General 1814, engraving after a portrait by Thomas Lawrence, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of King Stanisław August in the uniform of the General of the Royal Army (National Cavalry). Pitschmann, Józef Franciszek Jan (1758-1834), painter

Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788-1855) English soldier, c1860. Field marshal in Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War) 1853-1856: He was victorious at the battle of Alma, but at Balaclava gave order for suicidal 'charge' of the Light Brigade. Engraving.

Ballinger , Professor of general and applied technical chemistry, knight of Franz Josefsorden, etc, etc, Sir, Ballinger , Unknown

Michel Ney (1769-1815) French soldier; marshal of France; after success at Borodino and Smolensk received title Prince of the Moskwa; led French centre at Waterloo; shot for treason after capitulation of Paris. Engraving published London 1817.

Junot / Brigade General In Nazareth Combat

Lafayette as Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard, 1830, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, 6 September 1757, 20 May 1834, known in the United States simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Pyotr Bagration, 10 July 1765 - 24 September 1812, was a Russian general and prince of Georgian origin, prominent during the Napoleonic Wars / Pjotr Iwanowitsch Bagration, Petre Iwanes dse Bagrationi, 1765 - 24. September 1812, Fürst aus der königlichen Dynastie der georgischen Bagratiden, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson.. 1871. Hunt, Charles Havens. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

'Portrait of an Army Officer'. Austria, 19th century. Dimensions: 32x25,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: JOSEF KREUTZINGER.

Tadeusz Kosciuszko, EnglishThaddeus Kosciusko, Polish in fullTadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko (1746-1817) was a Polish army officer and statesman who gained fame both for his role in the American Revolutionand for his leadership of a national insurrection in his homeland.

Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Greene.. 1872. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

Théophile Malo de La Tour d'Auvergne-Corret (1743-1800) French soldier. Napoleon gave him the title first grenadier of the Republic. He has also written several books on the history of Brittany and the Celtic languages. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Phillips, Actor 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Portrait of a national guard artilleur Portrait of a national guard artilier. "

Portrait of Willem IV, Prince of Orange Nassau, in armor with marshalkstaff. Portrait of Willem IV. Inscription: Willem Carel Hendrik Friso, / Prince of Orange and Nassau, / yard cityholder Captain and Admiral General, / der Vereened Nederlanden, etc.enz.enz. / R, Vinkeles deliniavit.

Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, Marquis de Los Balbases, Lucas Vorsterman (I), After Anthony Van Dyck, 1630 - 1646 print Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, Marquis de Los Ball Bases, supreme commander of the Spanish troops in the Southern Netherlands. His right hand resting on helmet, commandosta in the left hand. Around his neck a chain with the sign of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Antwerp paper engraving helmet. armour. knighthood order of the Golden Fleece. baton of general

Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, 1761 - 1809. Scottish born British Army soldier who was killed at the Battle of Corunna during the Peninsula War. Engraved by Charles Turner after the painting by S

The Honble. Sr. Wm. Howe.. Prints. 1777. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814

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