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Historical Military Sketches

A collection of sketches depicting soldiers on horseback, army scenes, and daily life during wars, showcasing historical military life and traditional costumes.

Three men in an army camp, Gerard ter Borch (II), c. 1634 - 1635, draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (II), (mentioned on object), Haarlem, c. 1634 - 1635, paper, h 257 mm × w 148 mm

Gaius Julius Caesar negotiates with Batavians. The Revolt of the Batavi took place in the Roman province of Germania Inferior (S. Netherlands) between AD 69 and 70

Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting the French army in barracks

Eniwetok Invaders. This image depicts artwork of American soldiers resting during the invasion of Eniwetok, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Bruno Figallo.

Sea Fight. This image depicts two Coast Guardsmen in a boxing match with more Coast Guardsmen spectating, painted by Coast Guard Combat Artist Jacob A. Lawrence.

Three gendarmes. Nowodworski, Henryk (1875-1930), draughtsman, cartoonist

Artwork: "C-7A Caribou" Artist: William Shields. Country: Unknown

Design for illustration in the Amsterdammer: the defeat of Russia at sea, 4 June 1905. Design for a print.

Artwork: "ME-109 Attacking a British Bomber" Artist: Schmidt-Effenberger. Country: Unknown

'Sometimes They Would All Plunge Into A Crevasse', c1929. 'Still they pushed on, despite hunger, despite cold, snow blindness and fatigue. Sometimes they would all plunge into a crevasse and know thereby that they had left their track and were wandering, who could tell where' British naval officer and explorer Robert Falcon Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole, 1910-1913. From "Heroic Deeds of Great Men", by C. Sheridan Jones and Alfred Miles, illustrated by Howard Davie and Harry Payne Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London, c1929

First World War (1914). He battles (November, 1914). Drawing.

Commencement of the battle of Savage's station, Sunday June 29. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Sumner, Edwin Vose, 1835-1912, Military service, Baxter, Henry, Military service, United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 72nd (1861-1864) , Savage's Station, Battle of, Va, 1862, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Carts & wagons, 1860-1870, Railroads, 1860-1870, Hospitals, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, United States, Virginia, Savage's Station

Second attack on Port Arthur by the ships Hayatori and Asagiri, 1904 print The two Japanese warships bring Russian ships to sink. This was Japan's second attack on the Russian fleet in the Yellow Sea and took place on 11 February 1904, during the Russian-Japanese War (1904-1905). paper color woodcut sinking (movement in water). battle (+ naval force). firearms: cannon

Joseph Cartwright, c.1789-1829, British, Full-Length of Soldier Carrying Gun in Hand and Gear on His Back, undated. Graphite on medium, moderately textured, blued white, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, smooth, beige, wove paper.

French and Germans battle under the walls of Chateau de Mondement, France, 1914.Artist: MHW Koekkok

Reverend John Gwynn chaplain to Irish Guards giving Last Sacrament to dying German soldier just before he himself was killed on Hill 70 at Battle of Loos France October 1915 From The War Illustrated Album deLuxe published London 1916

'Battle between the Mercians and Egbert', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

German world war two Postcard, showing the advance of the German army with tanks into Russia

Spanish Civil war illustration of communist republican cavalry 1936

Rebs. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Confederate, United States

Artwork: "Total Demolition", Osaka, Japan, 1945, ink, 8" X 10-1/2". Artist: Barse Miller. Catalog Number: D.5.2.46. US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

The Army of Northern Virginia retreating from Gettysburg, near Hagerstown, Maryland, July 1863

fighting at the Puerta de Carros. the Alcazar or fort of Toledo, el Alcazar, Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).

Artwork: "US Bombing Mission". Artist: Herb Mott. Catalog Number: D.21.4.46. US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Im Maschinenraum eines Torpedoboots, England, 1899, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nic...

Sheridans Army. Quarter Master Stores. Harpers Ferry. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888, Military service, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, West Virginia, Harpers Ferry

030409-M-7262C-062. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Eight Bells Two mariners dressed in waterproofs attempting to used sextants in a storm. Monochrome halftone after 1886 painting by Winslow Homer (1836-1910) American marine artist. Navigation Astronomical Instrument

030328-M-7262C-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldier Drinking from a Pul, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper the soldier; the soldier's life. drinking

Gen'l Warren on Hill Top, Gettysburg. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Warren, G. K, (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882, Military service, United States, Army, Signal Corps, 1860-1870, Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa, 1863, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Little Round Top (Gettysburg, Pa.), 1860-1870, United States, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg

''Dans les ruines d'Ablain-Saint-Nazaire', 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Battle at the railway embankment at Bethoncourt, 16 January 1871, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Battle at the railway embankment at Bethoncourt, 16 January 1871, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

A flying machine capable of carrying out reconnaisance over the battlefield will be of great help in tomorrow's wars : this fantastic device shows how it might look... Date: 1898

Talbot House, known as 'TOC H', a club for servicemen during World War One founded by 'Tubby' Clayton, an Anglican priest. Date: 1919-1920

RETIRADA ALEMANA DESPUES BATALLA SOMME 1917. Location: MUSEE DE L'ARMEE. France.

A machine gun nest, Fort Dix, N.J. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The turret of H.M.S. Glatton: effect of the last shot, 1872. 'The turret-ship Glatton has successfully withstood the trial of being actually fired at by the 25-ton gun of the Hotspur...The special purpose was to ascertain whether the gun-carriages, slides, and machinery would be liable to injury by blows upon the walls of the turret, and whether the crew would be prevented from fighting their guns by the effects of the concussion from heavy shot striking the turret...The gun of the Hotspur is one of the 25-ton 12-in. muzzleloading Fraser guns, turned out from Woolwich Arsenal...The shot stru

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Toys made by German prisoners.

Artwork: "AF Chaplain in Alaska"- Artist: Howard Brodie. Country: Unknown

Details of a war poster

DF-SC-88-02291. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "Grenade Toss". Artist: SGT. Adam Glenday, Catalog Number: 10.15.90. Country: Unknown

030403-M-7262C-041. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Communists celebrate a victory during the Spanish Civil War 1937

Anefo photo collection. Reproduction night watch. 17 February 1948

Red Sky over Soldiers, Chinese Communist Propaganda

Graves of the Officers in the Fort on Cathcart's Hill, William Simpson, 1823-1899, British, 1854, Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, cream, slightly textured, wove paper, Sheet: 8 1/8 x 13 3/4 inches (20.6 x 34.9 cm), fort, graves, hill, landscape, military art, officers, soldier, war, Crimean Peninsula, Sebastopol, Ukraine

Artwork: "American Air Corps Prisoners" Sketches 1 Artist: Herb Agricola. Country: Unknown

Battle between French gunboats and Chinese troops in Tonkin, French Indochina, today Vietnam, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Guerra de la Independencia (1808-1814). Catalunya. Toma de Montserrat por los franceses el 25 de julio de 1811. Grabado de 1862. Author: Tomás Padró Pedret.

DF-SC-86-05753. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "Heavy Dew," Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska Artist: Charles Lock U.S. Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "Head and Eye Casualties," Saipan, June 1944- Artist: Robert Benney. Country: Unknown

The general first German warrior festival 1883 in Hamburg, Germany, around 1885, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Convicts from Richmond Penitentiary returning from work, Virginia, United States of America, 19th century. From America Revisited: From The Bay of New York to The Gulf of Mexico, published 1886.

Artwork: "Nome, Alaska March 5, 1945" Artist: Clayton Knight. Country: Unknown

A comic protesting against the American army's violence: "How Many Compatriots Died Under American Army's Wheels"

030406-M-7262C-048. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Artwork: "McGuire Air Force Base - Refugees De-planing" Artist: Thornton Utz. Country: Unknown

THE OMNIBUS MEN'S STRIKE

Artwork: "Good Bye to the British Front", Artist: Hyden Kellum. Country: Unknown

DA-SC-85-00895. Country: Unknown

The Battle of the Yser took place in October 1914 between the towns on Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide in Belgium. the battle halted the invasion that gave Germans control of over 95% of Belgian territory. Victory in the battle allowed Belgium to retain control of a sliver of its territory while making King Albert a Belgian national hero

military, machinery of war, Carroccio, four-wheeled war altar, wood engraving, 19th century, after ""Historia inclytae urbis Mantuae et serenissimae familiae Gonzagae"", by Bartholomaeus Platina, 1675,

Fight between Dutch soldiers and natives, Anonymous, 1800 - 1900 painting Painting behind glass in wooden frame. On the left a group of Indonesian fighters with a flag, on the right a group of soldiers with a Dutch flag. Both groups shoot with guns. In the middle of the foreground a Dutch officer in fights with the leader of the fighters. The Dutch soldiers have captured one man. On light green background. Dutch East Indies, The glass. paper. wood (plant material). oil paint (paint) Dutch East Indies, The

'Glory to the Combatants of October', 1969. Artist: Unknown

Lieutenant Governor Davey & 1812.Colonel Davey ( eved. for NSW) 1813. October 14, 1937.

Georges du Mesnil de La Tour 1593-1652. The Payment of Dues. 1638. oil painting on canvas cm103,7 x 157,3.

English War Galley circa 1216-80; 13th century; Black and White Illustration after Matthew Paris;

Artwork: "82nd Airborne Div. Scaling the Wall". Artist: Sieger Hartgers. Catalog Number: 2.35.91, US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "Soldier Playing Baseball". Artist: Sieger Hartgers. Catalog Number: 2.45.91, US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "303rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron" Artist: Sylvia Gauden Copyrighted. Country: Unknown

Frederick the Great, Frederick II 1712-1786 in the First Silesian War, 1740-1742, Crossing the Border at Glogau, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century master copy

General Lee's last visit to Stonewall Jackson's grave

The staff of Don Cossacks in Bulgaria in 1877 by Polenov, Vasili Dmitrievich (1844-1927)/ Private Collection/ 1877/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Realism/ 22,5x30,5/ Landscape,History

Artwork: "Female Soldier". Artist: Sieger Hartgers, Catalog Number: 2.27.91. Country: Unknown

Artwork: "Ad-Dammam Nurse, 5th MASH, XVIII Airborne Corps"- Artist: Sieger Hartgers Catalog Number: 2.7.91. Country: Unknown

The Allies in the First World War, France, Annamese worker, Le Naplong of Hanoi, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe

Artwork: "Soldier With His Cat". Artist: Sieger Hartgers. Catalog Number: 2.28.91, US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

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