Historical Military Portraits

Portraits of notable military leaders from various eras, showcasing their uniforms and attitudes, with dramatic lighting and classic engraving styles.

George Washington, Esqr. General and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in America.. Prints. 1775. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Admiral Sotheron, Charles Turner, 1774-1857, British, after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1769-1830, British, 1839, Mezzotint, Sheet: 13 3/4 x 19 3/8in. (34.9 x 49.2cm)

John Stark 1728-1822. American general in the American Revolution. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

George Washington, Esqr. General and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in America.. Prints. 1775. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Charles Turner, 1774-1857, British, Admiral Sotheron, 1839. Mezzotint.

Portrait of Admiraal Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Charles Howard Hodges, after Johan Friedrich Bürckman, 1788 - 1837 print Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, vice-admiral and extraordinary marshal der Dutch naval power, with a hand in the side. Netherlands paper engraving

Gen. Francis Marion.. Hyneman, Herman N. (1859-1907). Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Marion, Francis, 1732-1795

Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet KB RN (1762 24 December 1814) was an officer of the Royal Navy and the cousin once removed of the more famous Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood and his younger brother Alexander Hood who sponsored Arthur (lost in a hurricane) Sir Samuel Hood and his younger brother Alexander into the Royal Navy.

Klinger, Friedrich Maximilian of.

Kazimierz Pułaski (1745 1779) Polish general, commander of the Bar Confederation, hero of the war for US independence. In: Chodkiewicz A., Portraits of famous Poles , Warsaw 1820 1830 Liwicki, Walenty (CA 1765 1857), Litographic Zak Aleksander Chodkiewicz (Warsaw)

Major General Benjamin Lincoln. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

John Cheesman, 18-19th c., George Washington at Battle of Trenton, 1795. Engraving in stipple.

Ney, Michel.

Portrait of Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune, Christiaan Josi, after Cornelis van Cuylenburgh (II), in or after 1799-1818 print Portrait of Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune, in military costume. He holds a sword in his right hand. In the background the battle in Castricum. In the margin the name of the person portrayed and a caption in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving hacking and thrusting weapons Castricum

General AndrewJackson. Artist: Medairy & Bannerman, American, actve 1827-31 After: John Vanderlyn, American, 1775-1852

His Excellency G. Washington Esq. Late Commander in Chief of theArmy. Engraver: Unknown After: Charles Willson Peale, American, 1741-1827

Portrait of Admiraal Nelson, Anonymous, 1839 print The portrayed person wears a uniform and various awards. His right hand is missing. Printer: Dordrecht Publisher: Medemblik paper historical persons. (military) uniforms

Thomas Troubridge (c1758-1807) English naval officer who rose to the rank of Rear-Admiral. Entered the Royal Navy in 1773, served in the East Indies, at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, and Aboukir Bay. In 1807 his ship foundered of Madagascar and he and his whole crew were lost. From 'National Portrait Gallery' by James Jerdan (London, 1830).

CAPTAIN WILLIAM HOST. Author: LANE SAMUEL. HOSTE WILLIAM.

Portret van Horatio Nelson, William Bromley (I), after Robert Bowyer, 1809 print print maker: Englandpublisher: London paper etching / engraving historical persons. rocky coast. (military) uniforms

Thomas Troubridge approx. 1758 1807 English naval officer, who brought it to the rank of a curve. The Royal Navy joined in 1773 and served in the East Indies, in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent and in the Abukir Bay. In 1807 his ship sank in front of Madagascar and he and his entire team died. From the National Portrait Gallery by James Jerdan London, 1830., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated

Mortar

The Auguste Valles of Saint Silvain.

Sir John Thomas Duckworth (1747-1817), British naval officer, 1837.Artist: W Greatbatch

GRABADO-EL GENERAL VENTURA CARO-S XVIII.

Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, KG (8 March 1726 5 August 1799) was a British naval officer. After serving throughout the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations against the French coast as part of Britain's policy of naval descents during the Seven Years' War.

Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (1748-1810) on engraving from 1832. Admiral of the Royal Navy, notable as a partner with Lord Nelson in several of the British victories of the Napoleonic Wars. Engraved by W.Finden after a painting by E.Howard and published by Fisher, Son & Co London.

Claude-Victor Perrin (1764-1841). French general who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Marshal of the Empire in 1807. Portrait of Marshal Victor. Anonymous engraving. ""Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire"" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume VIII. Published in Paris, 1849.

ALAN, first baron GARDNER British naval commander, as a young man. Date: 1742 - 1809

George Washington, Esqr. General and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in America. Date/Period: 1775. Mezzotint on paper. Width: 25.4 cm. Height: 37.8 cm (sheet). Author: Unknown English.

Lieut. General Sir Wm. Erskine Bart., 1760 - 1900, New York (State), History

Sir George Cockburn, G.C.B., rear admiral of the Red & one of his Majesty's lords of the admiralty

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, 1729 to 1814. British General, Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American Revolutionary War.

Benedict Arnold, general of the American Revolutionary War, (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Brig. Gen. Armand. Prints. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. La Rouërie, Charles Armand Tuffin, marquis de, 1751-1793

Domingo Perler (1724-1800). Military and Spanish sailor. Lithography. Drawing by Llanta. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Murcia, 1870.

General Andrew Pickens.. Sully, Thomas (1783-1872). Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Pickens, Andrew, 1739-1817

James Watson, 1740-1790, British, Portrait of Brigadier General Simon Fraser, 1778. Mezzotint.

Napoleon

Stins Nils Wilhelm Gustaf Lindqvist.

Jacob Jennings Brown (born 9 May 1775 in Bucks County, died 24 February 1828 in Washington, D.C.) was an American army officer in the British-American War from 1812 to 1814, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

William Sidney Smith (1764-1840). British admiral of the Royal Navy. He served in the American and French revolutionary wars. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879.

Johann David Ludwig Graf Yorck von Wartenburg, 26 September 1759, 4 October 1830, Prussian Field Marshal, Historical, digitally restored reproduction ...

John Jones, ca. 1745-1797, British, Rear Admiral Lord Hood, 1814. Mezzotint.

General Thomas Gage, John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815, American, active in Britain (from 1776), ca. 1768, Oil on canvas mounted on masonite, Support (PTG): 50 x 39 3/4 inches (127 x 101 cm), costume, curtain, flags, general, gesture, landscape, man, mountain, portrait, soldiers, uniform

Genral sic Lachlan McIntosh.. Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869). Prints, Portraits. 1836. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806

Andrew Jackson, 1767 - 1845. American soldier and statesman. Seventh president of the United States. Here seen as a General. After an engraving by Asher Brown Durand from a work by John Vanderlyn.

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

Major General Nathaniel Greene.. Trumbull, John (1756-1843). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

GENERAL AUGUSTO MARMONT (1807-1873) - FRENCH MILITARY. MARTMONT AUGUSTO.

Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (1764-1830). French military. He took part in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. In 1812 he was promoted to Marshal of the Empire. Drawing by Massard after a portrait by Horace Vernet. Engraving by Tavernier. "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume VIII. Published in Paris, 1849. Author: Léopold Massard (1812-1889). French painter. Jules Tavernier (1844-1889). French artist.

Adam Duncan, 1st .Viscount Duncan. 1731-1804 British Admiral Commander-in-Chief in the North Sea, 1795-1801.Engraved by W.T. Mote 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

Thomas Sully, Captain Charles Stewart, 1811 1812 Captain Charles Stewart

Etienne Macdonald (Etienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald) (1765-1840). French general. Marshal of the Empire since 1809. Equestrian portrait. Drawing by Eugene Charpentier. Engraving by Paul Girardet. ""Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire"" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume X. Published in Paris, 1851.

Portret van Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune, Charles Howard Hodges, 1788 - 1817 print The French Marshal Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune, commander of the French army in the Netherlands. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Paris paper engraving

Brig. Gen. William Irvine. 1783 - 1888. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Irvine, William, 1741-1804

Portrait Of Lt-Col Archibold John Macdonnell, 1800 British School, Portrait, Animal, Horse, Male, Military, Full-length

'Portrait of Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)'. The Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. 1829. Dimensions: 317x185 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: GEORGE DAWE.

Portrait of Abraham Kuvel, Moritz Calisch (attributed to), after Jan Adam Kruseman, 1829 - 1870 print The person portrayed wears a military uniform with a knighthood on his chest and epaulettes with three stars. Anchors are depicted on the buttons of his uniform. Amsterdam paper. historical persons (+ (full) bust portrait). commander-in-chief, admiral (+ naval force). knighthood order

Karl Xii., King of Sweden.

General Lafayette / born in Auvergne on September 6, 1757

Lieutenant General William Wynyard, William Whiston Barney, active 1805-1817, British, after John Opie, 1761-1807, British, 1809, Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 16 1/16 × 11 15/16 inches (40.8 × 30.3 cm), Plate: 15 3/16 × 11 1/8 inches (38.6 × 28.3 cm), and Image: 11 1/2 × 9 5/8 inches (29.2 × 24.4 cm)

General George Eliott 1790 Mather Brown American Browns grand-manner portrait of General George Eliott (1717-1790) is a great spectacle that captured both the painter and his subject at the pinnacle of their respective careers. Descended from Americas earliest settlers, Brown grew up in Boston and trained in London under Benjamin West. General Eliott commanded the British garrison against the allied Spanish and French forces at Gibraltar (1779-83). The pyrotechnic portrait shows Eliott during a battle in September 1782, when the British deployed the newly devised technique of heated shot, annihilating the enemy fleet. (Eliott is also portrayed in John Trumbulls painting of the scene; 1976.332.). General George Eliott. Mather Brown (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1761-1831 London). American. 1790. Oil on canvas

American Revolution. George Washington holds American political documents, including the Declaration of Independence, 1776, and the Treaty of Alliance with France, 1778. On the ground are tattered British papers. In the background is his African American slave, William 'Billy' Lee, his valet and personal servant, who followed him to war. Lee was emancipated in Washington's will in 1799 (BSLOC_2019_4_8)

Richard Kempenfelt 1718 to 1782 English Rear Admiral, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Maj. Gen. John Stark.. Forrest, J. B. (John B.) (ca. 1814-1870). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha (1754 1798), General of Artillery, Marshal of the ParIIament of the Confederation of IIthuania at the Four Year Sejm, participant of the uprising in 1794. From: Kłosy” 1876, No. 569 p. 328 Holewi Ski, Józef (1848 1917)

Maximilien Sebastien Foy, French General, 1775-1825

General Andrew Jackson - from about the time of the Battle of New Orleans, 1814.

Vereenigde Provincien der Nederlanden. ... Willem IV 1747 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations, Paintings, Drawings. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands, Military uniforms , Netherlands

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758-21 October 1805) was an English flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and having a superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm and the sight in one eye. Of his several victories, the most well known and notable was The Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, at the end of which he was shot and killed.

Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kosciuszko, 4 February 1746, 15 October 1817, was a Polish military engineer, digital improved reproduction of an original 19th century print

Portrait of Herman Willem Daendels, Charles Howard Hodges, after Evert Maashamp, 1795 print Portrait bust of the General Herman Willem Daendels, in military uniform. Amsterdam paper engraving

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

John Barry, 1745, 1803, Irish-born American officer in the Continental Navy, Illustration from Gallery of Historical Portraits, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

unknown artist, Admiral Duncan, undated. Mezzotint.

Antoine Joseph Santerre (born 16 March 1752 in Paris, died 6 February 1809) was a brewer who rose to become commander of the National Guard during the French Revolution, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Michel Ney (1769-1815) French soldier. Led rearguard of the 1812 retreat from Moscow: commanded French centre at Waterloo. Hand-coloured engraving.

George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, c. 1779. Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741-1827), and Workshop. Oil on canvas; framed: 153 x 144 x 7 cm (60 1/4 x 56 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 131 x 121.6 cm (51 9/16 x 47 7/8 in.).

Louis-Philippe; Duc d'Orleans; Saluting His Army on the Battlefield; 1757; Oil on canvas Alexandre Roslin; Swedish; 1718-95

Baron Frederick William Augustus von STEUBEN 1730-94, Prussian officer sent by Benjamin Franklin to discipline the American revolutionary troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in 1777-1778

Lieut. Col. Edward Carrington. Prints. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810

Qalaley Vancial is Josephs Joseph shops, auasas, Suasis, Patur, 1778 -177 -138 , -17 , -17 print Berlin paper historical persons. ruler, sovereign. knighthood order. knighthood order of the Golden Fleece - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order). double-headed eagle

Jens Juel (1745-1802), Command Captain Henrik Gerner, 1785

Francois-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (20 May 1743 in Cap-Haïtien - 7 April 1803 in Château de Joux) was a leader of the Haitian Revolution, Haiti, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date not known, Central America

Captain John Paul Jones, Continential Navy, in painting by Cecilia Beaux, 1906. He served in the American navy from December 1775 until 1783, mostly raiding British merchant ships. His most famous battle was between the British ship, Serapis, captained by Captain Richard Pearson, and Jones' French built ship, Bonhomme Richard, on Sept. 23, 1779 (BSLOC_2019_3_160)

Maj. Gen. John Stark.. 1872. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Stark, John, 1728-1822

Championship / General of the Army of Naples

Gen. Halleck / E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), 501 Broadway, N.Y. | Library of Congress

General Tarleton.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Tarleton, Lieutenant-General (Banastre), 1754-1833

Joseph Rene Bellot (1826 1853) French Arctic naval explorer in the Antarctic.

Herman Willem Daendels (1762 -1818) was a Dutch soldier who became Governor General of the Asian colonies. After heavy criticism of his leadership, he was replaced in 1811, and became an officer in the French army. King William I of the Netherlands then appointed Daendels Governor General of the Dutch Colonies on the west coast of Africa. He died of yellow fever there in 1818.

Portrait of the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army on the Caucasus Aleksey Yermolov (1777-1861), Dawe, George (1781-1829)

General Andrew Pickens. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Pickens, Andrew, 1739-1817

Napoleon (1769-1821), French soldier and emperor. Artist: Unknown

Count Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, also Dagobert Siegmund von Wurmser (born 7 May 1724 in Strasbourg died 22 August 1797 in Vienna) was an Austrian field marshal, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

JOHN BARRY (1745 - 1803) American Revolutionary naval commander Date: circa 1790

Major General Philip Schuyler.. 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Portrait of a Military Officer, Johannes Vollevens (I), 1670 - 1728

British Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown, Three-Quarter length Seated Portrait Wearing Uniform, Crimean War, Crimea, Ukraine, by Roger Fenton, 1855

Portrait of Pieter Gilles Schey, Pieter Schenk (I), After Hendrik Bering, 1670 - 1713 print The Admiral Pieter Gilles Schey in Harness, with his hand on a cannon. A sea battle in the background. Amsterdam paper engraving armour. firearms: cannon. battle. globe

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