Historical Battle Sketches

Dynamic sketches of soldiers engaged in battles, showcasing intense scenes with castles and volcanoes in the background. Fluid pencil work captures the chaos of combat.

Storming a defended city, George Hendrik Breitner, 1867 - 1923

Warring soldiers in the surf, partly in boats. Possibly a castle in the distance. Leaf 31 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Indonesian on a path leading towards a volcano. The man wears a sword in a band around his waist. Page 22 and 23 from a sketchbook with 74 sheets.

Troops of the Thirty-second Indiana at Chickamauga, September 1863. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress, Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188), Blood shed in this war: Civil War illustrations by Captain Adolph Metzner, 32nd Indiana / Michael A. Peake. Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society Press, 2010, p. 109. United States, Army, Indiana Infantry Regiment, 32nd (1861-1865) , Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Georgia, Chickamauga, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Georgia, Chickamauga.

Storming a defended city, George Hendrik Breitner, 1867 - 1923

View of a port area with figures. A soldier leans against a bow. In the middle is a man on a donkey and a man with a bag runs on his back. A ship in the distance. Leaf 42 Recto from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Attack, battle scene; Brandt, Józef (1841-1915); around 1909 (1900-00-00-1910-00-00);XVII century (army), riders, horses, battle scenes, studies for paintings, army, purchase (provenance)

Warring soldiers, on horseback and on foot. Leaf 43 Recto from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Fighting soldiers and civilians, possibly during the Commune of Paris, George Hendrik Breitner, 1872 Page 29 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Rotterdam j: paper. pencil city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. revolution, revolt. division of armed forces (+ during the battle) Paris

Two warring soldiers on horseback. With fire and stab weapons. Two riders in the background. Leaf 1 Recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets.

Cossack in an ambush.

Light cavalry, 1832; Marche de Cavalerie Légère; Souvenirs de l'Armée du Nord. French light cavalry along the way through a forest. Part of a series of twenty blades from 1833 with representations of the military intervention of the French Northern Army in Belgium in 1832.

Fighting soldiers on horseback, George Hendrik Breitner, 1874 - 1876 With fire and stab weapons. Leaf 9 from a sketchbook with 7 sheets. Rotterdam paper. pencil division of armed forces (+ cavalry, horsemen). division of armed forces (+ during the battle). firearms. hacking and thrusting weapons

Major Andree on his way to the gallows.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. André, John, 1751-1780

Union artillery at Petersburg. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Mortars (Ordnance), 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, United States, Virginia, Petersburg

Drawing, Soldiers Camping; Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); USA; graphite, brush and gray wash on paper; 8.7 x 11.2 cm (3 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

Fight between Russian and Turkish soldiers, George Hendrik Breitner, 1874 - 1876 drawing Rotterdam paper. pencil battle (+ land forces). Asiatic races and peoples: Turks. mountains. civic architecture; edifices; dwellings

Studies of soldiers in various positions, 1860-1865, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Face on orsoy, 1672; Photos of Drawings of French raid in the Netherlands in 1672 by Adam Frans van der Meulen preserved in the Manufacture des Gobelins.Photo of a Drawing with a Panoramic Face on Orsoy, Occupied by the French Armies on June 3, 1672. Part of a Series of Photos of Drawings or Captured Cities During The French Raid in The Netherlands in 1672.

Warring soldiers with guns. Some horse, others at a cart. Leaf 37 Recto from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Rebs taking the oath at Richmond, 1865 April-May, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Fight between a soldier with a sword and two men with an ax and an arrow and bow. Two men may have a wounded way. Leaf 2 recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets.

Study for The Battle of Waterloo.As a cavalryman falls from his horse, a cannon is fired close behind him. The artillery had little effect at Waterloo. Heavy rain on the previous evening had made the ground boggy, so it was hard to move the heavy cannons whose heavy cannonballs sank into the mud, rather than bouncing up to cause damage.

Soldiers with guns with bayonets. They walk or march through a landscape. One of them sits on a horse.

Going to post. Caskie, Major. 1861 - 1864. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

BIVAK from Cossacks and Burgers at Fire during French occupation in 1813 in Amsterdam, Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1813 print paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life. shelter ~ military service

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The great miseries of war, the battle. Third issue of a series of 18 pieces" (Lieure 1341, Meaume 566). Etching. 1633. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99598-28 Etching, engraving

Coast Guardsmen Under Fire at Tarawa. This image depicts Coast Guardsmen manning invasion barges while under fire during the invasion of Tarawa, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Ken Riley.

Sketch of a soldier on horseback going through woods. 1863. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Fighting soldiers, partly on horseback, George Hendrik Breitner, 1872 Page 7 Verso from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Rotterdam paper. pencil division of armed forces (+ cavalry, horsemen). division of armed forces (+ during the battle)

Fight between a soldier with a sword and two men with an ax and a bow and arrow, George Hendrik Breitner, 1873 Two men may take a wounded road. Page 2 Recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets. Rotterdam paper. pencil division of armed forces (+ during the battle). (carrying a person on a) litter, stretcher

Sergeant Shadwick and four studies of soldiers. From: journal made on a visit to the disturbed District of Wanganui drawings, works on paper

see two American soldiers sitting outside a military ration train headquarters in a farmyard in Chateau Thierry during World War One. This photograph was taken by Capt. George Harding, an official war artist for the American military. The image was published in Seribners Magazine in March 1919.

Ciar, soul and passport from photographs, board 8. From the portfolio "pro memoria. Prusak in Poland (1915-1918) "; Rapacki, Józef (1871-1929), Cotty, Jan (Warsaw; Drukarnia and Litographic Zak 1919 (1918-00-00-1918-00-00);Gromadzka, Zofia - collection, World War I (1914-1918), peasants, photography (genre scenes), photographers, caricatures, purchase (provenance), soldiers

Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, From East Cowes, 16 September 1826, 1826. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Study sheet with soldiers. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1873. Place: Rotterdam. Measurements: h 242 mm × w 347 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

"A roadside Y.M.C.A. canteen located northwest of Chateau Thierry during World War I. The photo, titled 'Official War Drawing,' was taken in 1918 by American military artist Capt. Harry E. Townsend. Source: Signal Corps, photo number 111-SC-20122. Photographer notes: RECO 20122."

Landscape with horses and soldiers, possibly hussars, 1887 - 1891 drawing Gelderland (Possible) paper. pencil landscapes in the temperate zone (+ landscape with figures, staffage). private soldier (+ land forces). horse

Ottomaans muziekkorps te paard.A group of riders on horseback, of which several with musical instruments.

Sketch of war by SEM 1915-1916; Tirailleurs SEM (Georges Goursat, said, 1863-1934). "Sketch of war, 1915-1916; Tirailleurs". Color photomechanical process.

Artwork: "Invasion Craft, D-Day minus Two, Dartmouth Harbor". Artist: Charles Baskerville, Devenshire, England, 02 June 1944. Catalog Number: D.7.50.82. Country: Unknown

Cavalerie -fight, Gerardus Emaus de Micault, 1799 - 1863 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink. chalk. pencil pen battle (+ cavalry, horsemen)

Sea battle. Armed soldiers in a rowing boat are approaching a warship on which fought.

Battery No. 1.--100 and 200 pounder Parrots opposite Yorktown and Gloucester in front of Farenholts house. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Farenholt House (Yorktown, Va.), 1860-1870, Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Virginia, Yorktown , United States, Virginia, Gloucester

Image caption: "Captain Ernest Peixotto's official drawing depicts the view of Chateau Thierry and the Valley of the Merne from Hill 204, taken on November 4, 1918. This artwork was created by American Military Artists in France during World War I. It was approved by the M.I.D. Censor on November 30, 1918."

Carrying the powder down the covered way to the mine under fire. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va, 1864, Explosives, 1860-1870, Soldiers, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Virginia, Petersburg

Winslow Homer, Two Soldiers Resting (verso), 1862 Two Soldiers Resting verso

After Jean Louis Forain, Untitled Drawings of World War I: Allied Soldier Confronting German Officer in Trench, 1862-1931, Léon Marotte process facsimile reproduction on paper, after crayon and wash drawing by Forain.

Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804-1872, British, The Guards and the Line, ca. 1851. Pen and ink.

Tombs of 1830 combatants at the innocent market.

Army Encampment, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Graphite on pasteboard, Vertical view of soldiers grouped near a shelter made of pine branches., USA, 1862, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Etching by Franz Ertinger, 1660-1710, showing Toulousers fighting under Theoderich against Romans, including soldiers, horses, and battle elements.

Stone River rebellion - digital file from original item | Library of Congress

Soldaten op een pad.Possible artillerists. Page 16 From a sketchbook with 35 sheets.

Soldiers on a path, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Possibly artillerists. Page 16 from a sketchbook with 35 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk land forces (+ artillery). road, path

Award of the Maria Theresia Order on April , The one awarded by Franz Josef is probably Baron Haynau, who receives the Great Cross of the Maria Theresien Order, Unknown

Fishermen's clothing off the coast of Sorrento; Blaschnik, Arthur (1823-1918); 1858 (1858-00-00-1858-00-00);

Specimens of Polyautography: Cavalry Charge, 1803. Robert Kerr Porter (British, 1777-1842). Lithograph;

Masquerade of Leiden students, 1850 (plate 10); Intogt from Frederik Hendrik in 's Hertogenbosch in 1629: coated show by the H.H. Students of the Leydsche Hoogeschool den Xi Junij of the year 1850. Historic costumed procession of the Leiden Hogeschool students on 11 June 1850. The procession depicts the arrival of Frederik Hendrik in Den Bosch in 1629. Tenth plate with the groups numbered 91-98 . Part of the series of thirteen to be kept blades.

Col. Dwight Inspecting His Regiment, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Graphite on paper, Horizontal view of officers and faintly indicated lines of soldiers., USA, 1862, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Spanish Patriots Attacking the French Banditti - Loyal Britons Lending a Lift 1808 James Gillray Gillray here develops a satirical etching published in London on August 15, 1808. His dynamic conception responds to the Battle of Bailén, won by Spanish and British troops on July 16-19 against a superior occupying French forces in southern Spaina victory that proved a rallying point for Britons during the long, bleak Peninsular War (1807-14). Red-brown wash was used to lay in forms with elements strengthened using black ink. Distant massed battalions roil behind a frieze-like array of fighting figures in the foreground. At center, a dagger-wielding nun grasps the hair of a French officer whose tall, thin physique identifies him as general Pierre Dupont de l’Étang (the word “Buonaparte” inscribed below suggests that Gillray considered placing Napoleon here, even though the emperor was not present at the battle). At left, a group of Spanish patriots load a canon, balanced at right by a Bri

Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, On the Medina, 8 April 1826, 1826. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Enlistment of Sickles' Brigade, New York (from Confederate War Etchings) 1861-63 Adalbert John Volck American. Enlistment of Sickles' Brigade, New York (from Confederate War Etchings) 421342

Scene with a young man in the foreground holding his hat, with a military camp in the background including wine carts, horses, soldiers, and a man carrying a club, drawn in pen around 1633-1634.

Soldiers around campfire under a bare tree, Gerardus Emaus de Micault, 1799 - 1863 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen (military) camp with tents

Bowling Green, Kentucky, March 2, 1862 , Text on sheet: Bowling Green, 2 III 62. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress, Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188), Blood shed in this war: Civil War illustrations by Captain Adolph Metzner, 32nd Indiana / Michael A. Peake. Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society Press, 2010, p. 113. Military facilities, Union, Kentucky, Bowling Green, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union, Kentucky, Bowling Green.

Rider and a soldier. Page 13 From a sketchbook with 14 sheets.

Intake and looting of a city by French troops, Joannes Bemme, after Dirk Langendijk, 1795 - in Or Before 1841 print French troops enter a Dutch city. On a hay wagon that has to be drawn by the Dutch is a French soldier with a flag. On the left a soldier pulls a woman on her hair from her house. paper etching destruction of conquered city. plundering ~ soldiers

Soldiers next to their horses. VERSO TAILS.

Ruiters met stokken.Two riders make a attacking movement with the sticks. Page 23 From a sketchbook with 48 sheets.

Rider with dog. A soldier with armor and a plume to his hat, on horseback. A dog runs between the legs of the horse. In the background, advancing soldiers with a flag are schematically displayed.

7 dragoons. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Drums, 1860-1870, Soldiers, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, United States

Drawing, Army Wagon and Mule; Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); USA; graphite, brush and gray wash on blue-green paper; 13.1 x 21.7 cm (5 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

Battlefield with soldiers on horseback, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFranceFrance paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life. warfare; military affairs (+ cavalry, horsemen). battle

Rising cannons on plain, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print Soldiers and horses pulling cannons forward on a plain. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFranceFrance paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life. firearms: cannon. firearms: cannon (+ handling of weapons). battle

Rider and a soldier, George Hendrik Breitner, 1904 Page 13 from a sketchbook with 14 sheets. Arnhem (possibly) paper. chalk the soldier; the soldier's life. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

The last charge at the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. Lovie, Henri. 1862. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Test blocks at Issoudun, France - Capt. Ernest Peixotto, the photographer, took this image as part of the drawings made by official American military artists. The test blocks were used during World War One for military training purposes.

Print by Wilhelm Alexander Wolfgang von Kobell from 1785-1819 depicting a fight involving horses with riders, showing motion, harnesses, and battlefield elements.

Campfire with Soldiers, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Recto: Graphite, brush and gray wash on paper Verso: Graphite on paper, Recto: Horizontal view of a campfire with soldiers grouped about it., Verso: Trial lettering for caption of the illustration, 'Songs of the War,' published in Harper's Weekly, November 23, 1861., USA, 1861, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Study magazine, among other things with sailing ships. Also studies of soldiers, a man in seventeenth-century costume and a man in a nightcap and cows in a meadow. Page 12 from a sketchbook with 34 sheets.

An Invasion Mud Hen. This image depicts a tracked vehicle known as a 'mud hen' prior to D-Day, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Robert James Tucker.

Stand for a fleet inspection.Page 72 from a sketchbook with 80 pages.

Stem book of J. C. G. Meyler from his Leipzig Jenaer study period. around 1750. Sheet 75 Verso: Battles scene with two caught riders; Spring drawing, watercolored on paper; 9.3 x 16.3 cm (sheet size). Dresden: Slub mscr.dresd.c.515Sheet 75 Verso: Battles scene with two fighting riders

Gala carriage followed by an escort under the first empire (dummy title)

Near Corinth, Mississippi, 1862. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress, Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188), Blood shed in this war: Civil War illustrations by Captain Adolph Metzner, 32nd Indiana / Michael A. Peake. Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society Press, 2010, p. 120. Campaigns & battles, Mississippi, Corinth, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Mississippi, Corinth.

Bridge over Monocacy, Scene of Lew Wallace battle with Early, 1864. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905, Military service, Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894, Military service, Monocacy, Battle of, Md, 1864, Railroads, 1860-1870, Bridges, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Maryland, Monocacy River

Surrender of Doesburg, 1672, 1900 - 1903 photograph Photo of a drawing of the surrender of Doesburg, taken by the French army on June 21, 1672. Representatives of the city bow in front of a group of French officers, behind it the French army camp. Part of a series of photos of drawings of conquered cities during the French invasion of the Netherlands in 1672. France paper. canvas gelatin silver print surrender ~ war Doesburg

Three men in an army camp, c. 1634 - 1635 drawing Haarlem paper. chalk

Lithograph from around 1890 depicting Buffalo Bill, showing a scene of an Indian raid on a settler camp, historical American West subject.

Woodcut depicting the massacre of the Mongols

Ft. Brady. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, Fort Brady (Va.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, Virginia, James River

Sutlers crossing Bull Run 61, 1861 ca. July 21, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Hilly landscape with fighting soldiers. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1873. Place: Rotterdam. Measurements: h 242 mm × w 347 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Fight between riders and soldiers on foot, Christian Rugendas, after Georg Philipp Ruendas, 1718 - 1781 print Augsburg paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. battle

An etching by Romeyn de Hooghe depicting Wilhelm III traveling to England, created after 1688, showing the journey, entourage, and ceremonial arrival.

SEM (1863-1934). "War sketch SEM (1863-1934). "Sketch of war (1914-1918), 2nd album". Engraving.

Shore near Matwomonsic and Hookers men make beautiful groups, preparing to embark, Budd's Ferry. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879, Military service, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, United States, Maryland, Budd's Ferry , United States, Virginia, Mattawomon Creek

Works thrown up near Rappahannock R.R. Bridge. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Bristoe Station, Battle of, Va, 1863, Soldiers, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, Railroad bridges, 1860-1870, Fires, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields, United States, Virginia, Rappahannock River

On home notch, board 20 from the portfolio "pro memoria. Prusak in Poland (1915-1918) "; Rapacki, Józef (1871-1929), Cotty, Jan (Warsaw; Drukarnia and Litographic Zak 1919 (1918-00-00-1918-00-00);Gromadzka, Zofia - collection, World War I (1914-1918), devil (iconogr.), Fauna (mitol.), Caricatures, violin, violinist, purchase (provenance), soldiers

Death of Col. Garesche. Lovie, Henri. 1861 - 1864. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

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