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Historical Military Leaders

Engravings of notable military leaders from history, adorned in uniforms and decorations, showcasing their status and accomplishments.

Louis Lazare Hoche, French soldier who became a general of the Revolutionary army, and (briefly before his death) French Minister of War. Date: 1768 - 1797

Sergey Muravyov-Apostol was a Russian Imperial Lieutenant Colonel and one of the organizers of the Decembrist revolt.

Portrait of general Jan Henryk Dąbrowski. unknown, painter

Maj. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg.. 1871. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807

Jourdan, General Chief / Army of Sambre and Meuse / and then the Danube Army.

The Order of St. Stanisława, military uniforms, orders, portraits, portraits of en trois-quarts, men's portraits, portraits in semi-strokes, tsarist officials, purchase (provenance)

Jeffrey Amherst, lst Baron Amherst (1717-1797) English soldier, Commander-in-Chief in North America 1769, Governor-General of British North America 1760-1763, Commander-in-Chief British army 1772-1796. Chromolithograph c1910.

Vincenz Freiherr von Augustin (1780-1859), Feldzeugmeister, General-Artillery Director, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated.

Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht .

Major General James Wilkinson, ca. 1820. He was Governor of the Louisiana Territory in 1805, which led to his involvement in Aaron Burr's Spanish land acquisition scheme. He double crossed Burr, informing President Jefferson of Burr's scheme to help Mexico overthrow Spanish colonial rule, in exchange for land in which to establish a personal empire. Earlier, while he enjoyed the trust of US Presidents, he was engaged in spying for the Spanish government (BSLOC_2019_7_56)

Portret van Bernard, John Cornelis Dibbets, Gerard Anthony Joseph Brenta, 1827 - 1857 print The portrayed person wears a military costume with three stars epaulettes. In his left hand he has a rolled piece of paper with visible the words: King Willem. A sword hangs on his left wrist, he is wearing a belt with lion heads and a knighthood on his chest. The portrait is depicted between cloud parties. Under the portrait a text with regard to the titles of the portrayed and a family crest. Maastricht paper historical persons. knighthood order. scroll. clouds. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

Brig. Gen. James Mitchell Varnum. 1750 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Israel Putnam Esqr., Major General of the Connecticut forces, and Commander in Chief at the engagement on Bunckers-Hill i.e. Bunker Hill near Boston, 17 June 1775.. Prints. 1775. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790

Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg (15. September 1760- 20. Februar 1824), preußischer General der Infanterie, digital restauri...

Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg (15 September 1760- 20 February 1824), Prussian General of the Infantry, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht .

Pranrit van Friedrich was, Winhelm, Grana Milassw Van Dennewit, Hudwig Polfzz, Again Luolf, 1821 - 1821 print paper engraving / etching historical persons. medals and other marks of military honour

Guillaume Henri Dufour, 15 September 1787, 14 July 1875, was a Swiss general, engineer, cartographer, politician and humanist. Dufour was the first general in the history of the army of the Swiss Confederation, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Benedict Arnold.. Prints. 1865. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

Steuben Maj. Gen.. 1760 - 1871. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Charles-Francois du Perier Dumouriez (1739-1823) French Revolutionary; General in the French Revolutionary Army. Defected in 1793 and in 1804 settled in England. Engraving.

Portrait of Joseph II, German Keizer, Friedrich Rossmässler, 1821 print Print Maker: Dresden Publisher: Zwickau paper steel engraving historical persons. medals and other marks of military honour

Gen. Lord Stirling.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History, Alexander, William, 1726-1783

Portrait of Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune. The French Maarschalk Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune, commander of the French army in the Netherlands.

Lafayette / General General of the National Brigade

Granted Dubois sic / General of the Armies of the Republic. / Former Minister of War, Depulated sic and born in Chalon

Major General Arthur St. Clair.. Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869). 1800 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818

American General Joseph Warren was a doctor who served in the American Revolution, including Battle of Bunker Hill.

Major Thomas Pechell (1753-1826) 1799 John Hoppner British. Major Thomas Pechell (1753-1826) 436684

Ficquelmont Karl Ludwig Graf.

Théophile Malo Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne, 23. November 1743 - 27. Juni 1800, ein französischer Offizier in der Revolutionsarmee / Théophile Malo Corret de la Tour dAuvergne, 23. November 1743 - 27. Juni 1800, ein französischer Offizier in der Revolutionsarmee, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

1800S 1860S Major General Robert Patterson Served Mexican-Amrican War And Briefly In Union Army During American Civil War But Was Discharge In July 1861

Portrait of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, Jan de Visscher, after Hendrick Berckman, 1652 - 1701 print Vice-Admiral Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, with a commandosta in his hand. A sea battle in the background. Amsterdam paper engraving battle (+ naval force)

Napoleon, with hat and redding, arms crossed, holding his telescope

Lt. Col. Banastre Tarlton.. Cosway, Richard (1740-1821). Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Tarleton, Lieutenant-General (Banastre), 1754-1833

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Charles-Cotesworth Pinckney was a veteran of the American Revolution from South Carolina, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. As Minister to France in 1796-97, he was subjected to French political manipulation in the 'XYZ Affair'. Upon his return to the US in 1797, he served as a general in the Quasi-War with France (BSLOC_2019_4_131)

Baron Soborsini Andras Forray (Soborsin, 17 November 1780, Futak, 18 August 1830) was an imperial and royal chamberlain, the archduke of Csanad County, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Major Gen. W. Harrison of the U.S.Army. Engraver: William Strickland, American, 1788-1854

Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763-1844) French revolutionary soldier., Engraving after portrait by FJ Kinson

Charles William Doyle 1770 1842, British lieutenant general, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

John Sullivan 1740 - 1795. American General in Revolutionary War. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 19th century, portrait of Abraham Whipple, 1733 - 1819, an American Revolutionary, naval commander in the Continental Navy, the Navy of the United States in the American War of Independence

Alphonse Balleydier (Alphonse Victor Chrétien Balleydier) (1810-1859). French man of letters, historian and historiographer. Portrait. Engraving by E. Buxó. Histoire de la Révolution de Rome. Tableau religieux, politique et militaire des années 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 et 1850 en Italie (History of the Revolution in Rome. Religious, political and military overview of the years 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 and 1850 in Italy), by Alphonse Balleydier. Volume I. Tomás Gorchs Polytechnic Printing and Bookstore, Barcelona, 1856. Author: Esteban Buxó. 19th-century Spanish engraver.

Juan Martín Díez (1775-1825), el empecinado, militar y líder guerrillero español que luchó en la guerra del francés. Grabado de 1895.

OLIVER HAZARD PERRY U.S. naval, notable for his victory over the British at the battle of Lake Erie Date: 1785 - 1819

David Ramsay, 1749 - 1815. American physician and acclaimed historian of the American Revoutionary War. Ramsay was murdered by a mentally ill man he had examined for a court proceeding. After an en

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Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Franz Ferdinand Freiherr von Kulmer 1806-1852 as a pupil of the Theresianum, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Erno Kiss von Ittebe and Elemer also Ernst Kiss, born June 13, 1799 in Temesvar, died October 6, 1849 in Arad was a Hungarian revolutionary general, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Napoleon I Bonaparte (1769-1821). Consul for Life (1802) and Emperor of the French (1804-1815). Napoleon I at Malmaison, 1802. Engraving by Geoffroy after a portrait by Jean-Baptiste Isabey. ""Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire"" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume I. Published in Paris, 1845.

Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) American soldier and 12th President of the United States 1849-1850. Lithograph of General Taylor surrounded by vignettes of his battles.

Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal, 1717 -1797. Officer in the British Army during the French and Indian War. He supported the practice of gifting blankets infected with sm

General. Robert E.Lee.. Artist: Thomas Kelly, American, 1795-1841 After: Anton Hohenstein, American, 1819-1869

Portrait of a young man in the uniform of the French army canyon; 1812 (1812-00-00-1812-00-00);Order of the Legion of Honor, Strzałecki, Antoni Jan (1844-1934) - collection, amateurs, foreign miniatures, uniforms, men, orders, portraits en face, men's portraits, soldiers

Tomás de Zumalacarregui y de Imaz (1788-1835), militar vasco antiliberal y general del ejército carlista. Grabado de 1880.

Portrait of Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk. Portrait of the Dutch gunsman Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk, who brought his ship to explosive his ship on February 5, 1831 after it had fallen into a furious crowd of Antwerpen. Under the portrait his name, titles, birth and death date, a short-droftedness and an approval of family and friends for the relevant portrait.

Portrait of an Officer Imitator of John Smart British. Portrait of an Officer 437696

Portrait of Gijsbert Carel Rutger Reinier van Brienen of Ramermus. Portrait of Gijsbert Carel Rutger Reinier van Brienen of Ramermus, Commander in the Military William Order.

Alvarez de Castro, Mariano (1749-1810). Spanish military officer, and the military governor of Gerona during the siege by the French during the War of Spanish Independence. Colored engraving.

Józef Chłopicki, Dictator Dietrich, Friedrich Christoph (1779 1847)

Portrait of a military one; around 1750-1800 (1750-00-00-1799-00-00);Smolikowski, Seweryn (1850-1920) - collection, gift (provenance), military uniforms, headgear, wigs en catogan, men's portraits, portraits in oval

Maj. Gen. John Sullivan. 1760 - 1900. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History

Richard Montgomery 1736 - 1775. Irish-American revolutionary Major-General killed at Battle of Quebec. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Historical drawing, US-American history, 18th century, portrait of Isaac Barré, 1726 - 1802, an Irish soldier in the British army during the Seven Years' War and a politician

General William Hull, colonel in Revolutionary War, brig-gen. in War of 1812.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Hull, William, 1753-1825

Portrait of a Naval Officer, half length, in Uniform, Carrying a Presentation Sword and Wearing the Badge of a C.B. Sir William Beechey (1753-1839). Oil on canvas. 92.1 x 71.1cm.

Portrait of Willem I Frederik, King of the Netherlands. Portrait of Willem I Frederik. He stands for a throne with his hat in his right hand. In the background war that gives a sword to the Dutch lion and a battle. In the undermaster his name, his title and six lines of Dutch text.

Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, 3 February 1721-8 November 1773, was a Prussian cavalry general and is considered one of the most im...

Francisco Espoz y Mina (1781-1836). Spanish military. Leader of the guerrillas of Navarre during the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814). He fought on the Isabeline army in the First Carlist War (1833-1840), being the most responsible for the fight in the north of Spain against the Carlists. Portrait. Engraving by Martínez. Detail. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Volume III. Madrid, 1845. Author: Martinez. 19th century-Spanish engraver.

Johann Popp, Edler von Poppenheim (Monarchy, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Lieutenant Colonel, General Auditor, Justice Advisor of the Supreme Military Court, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century.

Victor Moreau / Chief General of the Army of Rhine / Born in Morlaix in 1763 / Honenlinden / Victory repossed by General Moreau ...

Commodore Hopkins, Commander in Chief of the American Fleet

John James Albert by Thomas Sully, 1839. John James Abert was a United States soldier. He headed the Corps of Topographical Engineers for 32 years, during which time he organized the mapping of the American West.

Le General Langerman Jerzy Langerman unknown, Lithographie Villain

Portrait of Adriaan Banckert, Christiaan Hagen, after Hendrick Berckman, c. 1663 - 1695 print Knee piece to the right of Adriaan Bankert, for a curtain and dressed in a harness. In his right hand he holds a command staf, sailing ships at sea in the background. Under his portrait his name and an eight -line verse in two columns in Dutch. Amsterdam paper engraving military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.). commander-in-chief, admiral

General Augereau.

Major General Arthur St. Clair.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818

King William I (r. 1815-40) is pictured here in the ceremonial dress of a general in the Dutch army. Over it he is wearing an ermine lined and trimmed cloak on which is the emblem of the Military Order of William, established by him in 1815. On the table are the sceptre, crown and general's bicorne. Over the edge of the table hangs a map showing part of the Indonesian archipelago with the words: 'Map of the State of Bantam, Batavia and Cheribon', referring to the the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). The Dutch East India Company had dominated the trade in spices from the East Indies from 1602 until the archipelago became a Dutch colony in 1800. It remained colonized until Indonesia gained independence in 1949.

Admiral David G Farragut, U.S.N. (1801-1890) Although a Southerner by birth, Farragut decided to remain loyal to his service and was the most successful of the Federal Admirals.

Kléber General of Division / Army of the Rhine, then General General General, / Sambre and Meuse Army.

Mikhail B. Barclay de Tolly (1761-1818). Russian Fieldmarshal and Minister of War. Portrait by George Dawe (1781-1829), 1829. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

NICOLAS DE CATINAT French military commander Date: 1637 - 1712

Portrait of Niels Juel, Christiaan Hagen, c. 1635 - 1695 print Portrait to the right of the Danish Lieutenant Admiral General Niels Juel, dressed in a long cloak with a sash and with gloves on it. He holds a commandosta in his left hand. A sea battle is shown in the background. Under his portrait a plinth, with his name and title in two lines in a cartouche. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching gloves, mittens, etc.. battle (+ sailing-ships). military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.). shoulder-belt, bandoleer

Serre, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Colonel James Gardiner (1688-1745), Scottish soldier, 1837. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of Captain Gilbert Heathcote RN, 1779-1831 Artist: William Owen, Sailing, Portrait, Sea, Art UK, Navy, Uniform, Male, confident

KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND In ceremonial military dress

Gen. Wayne. 1750 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

Sir Archibald Campbell 1st Baronet 1769 to 1843 Officer in the English army and administrator of the colony of New Brunswick, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

George Washington (22 February 1732 - 14 December 1799) was the first President of the United States of America from 1789 to 1797, here at the Battle of Princeton, c. (1779), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Copper engraving by James Fittler depicting a Spanish officer, showing uniform, posture, and military attributes, created between 1770 and 1835.

Henry Lee III, 1756 to 1818. American cavalry officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and patriot who served as the Governor of Virginia.

Hans Joachim von Zieten, called Zieten aus dem bush, 14 May 1699 to 27 January 1786, Prussian General of Cavalry under Frederick the Great, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Commander Wilmot, of HMS 'Euryalus', 1863. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of Johannes Petrus Sprenger. The portrait carries a military uniform with two stars epaulettes, four knight orders on his chest and a worstable in his left hand. His name, titles and functions under the portrait.

Jourdan, General Chief / Army of Sambre and Meuse / and then the Danube Army.

Benedict Arnold V., 1740 to 1801, General during the American War of Independence, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

RICHARD DALE American naval commander who joined the British navy but promptly switched to the U.S. Navy, served under Paul Jones and blockaded Tripoli. Date: 1756 - 1826

Portrait of a military in the uniform of a hussar officer; 1830 (1830-00-00-1830-00-00);Patek, Stanisław (1866-1944) - collection, amateurs, Polish miniatures, uniforms, men, portraits of en face, men's portraits, soldiers

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