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Sketches of Soldiers and Battles

Artistic sketches depicting warring soldiers, artillery, and scenes of conflict, emphasizing the chaos and bravery of wartime.

Fighting soldiers in a rocky landscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1872 Leaf 19 recto from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Rotterdam paper. pencil division of armed forces (+ land forces). division of armed forces (+ during the battle). rocks. firearms: rifle

Warring soldiers and a man with a dog. Leaf 26 Recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets.

Fighting soldiers in a rocky landscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1872 Leaf 19 recto from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Rotterdam paper. pencil division of armed forces (+ land forces). division of armed forces (+ during the battle). rocks. firearms: rifle

Riding Artillerists, George Hendrik Breitner, 1882 - 1883 Page 29 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk division of armed forces (+ artillery)

Soldier, possibly an artillerist.page 8 from a sketchbook with 35 sheets.

Death of Pulaski at Savannah. 1778 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Pulaski, Kazimierz, 1747-1779 , Death and burial

Composition study of cavalrymen next to their horses, 1896 drawing Riders at rest. A building and trees in the background. The Hague paper. pencil the soldier; the soldier's life (+ cavalry, horsemen). landscapes in the temperate zone (+ landscape with figures, staffage). horse

Near Lead works. Petersburg. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Soldiers, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, United States, Virginia, Petersburg

Warring soldiers on horseback. Leaf 4 recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets.

Pencil sketch by Johann Nepomuk Passini depicting a barricade fight scene in Vienna, dated 1848 from a sketchbook.

Soldier, possibly an artillerist, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 8 from a sketchbook with 35 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk land forces (+ artillery)

Ruiters, mogelijk cavaleristen.Page 68 From a sketchbook with 42 sheets.

A pencil sketch by Anton Romako depicting a battle scene, showing soldiers, weapons, and group formations, focusing on posture and movement.

Capture of a U.S. Cavalry. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Cavalry, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Prisoners, United States

Fighting soldiers on horseback, George Hendrik Breitner, 1873 Page 4 Recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets. Rotterdam paper. pencil division of armed forces (+ during the battle). division of armed forces (+ cavalry, horsemen)

Right Sect & 3rd New York Captain Ashby 20 pdnr.. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Ashby, Captain, Military service, United States, Army, New York Light Artillery Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865), Battery B, Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Construction, 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

"Blow fight!" General August Willich at the Battle of Liberty Gap, Tennessee, June 1863 , Text on sheet: Blow fight! Liberty Gap. 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. 107. Willich, August, Military service, Campaigns & battles, Tennessee, Liberty Gap, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Tennessee, Liberty Gap.

Fight between robbers and soldiers. .

Study sheet, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Among other things, an epaulette of a uniform of the moving artillery and possibly a figure study. Page 75 from a sketchbook with 42 sheets. North Brabant paper. pencil (military) uniforms. adult woman

Study for The Battle of Waterloo, Jan Willem Pieneman, c. 1824 drawing Around the empty surfaces in front of the arm and head of Fremantle, adjutant of Wellington, Pieneman drew a group of infantrymen who spread on the enemy with their muskettes. A gunner of the British Horse Artillery gets ammunition from a so -called ammunitioncaisson. paper. chalk battle (+ land forces). historical events and situations

German battery at the Ch�tillon plateau; Seat of Paris, March 7, 1871. German battery Ch�tillon Battery Plateau de Ch�tillon Seat Paris 1871 Sketch made after opening the doors Jules-Descartes F�rat (1829-1906). German battery at the Ch�tillon plateau; Headquarters from Paris, March 7, 1871. German battery Ch�tillon Battery Plateau de Ch�tillon Seat Paris 1871 Sketch made after opening the doors. Pencil on paper, 1871-1871. Carnavalet Museum, History of Paris.

View of a Cairn in Nova Zembla, possibly in the Kruisbaai. A Cairn is a lot of stones under which messages were left behind. In the background possible the Schooner Willem Barentsz. Leaf 73 Verso from a sketchbook with 110 blades meant during the expedition to Nova Zembla in 1880.

Soldiers with guns with bayonets. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1873. Place: Rotterdam. Measurements: h 242 mm × w 347 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Soldiers with lifted weapons on galloping horses, 1874 - 1876 drawing Rotterdam paper. pencil galloping horse. the soldier; the soldier's life (+ cavalry, horsemen). hacking and thrusting weapons

Fight between Russian and Turkish soldiers. .

Landscape, possibly with soldiers, George Hendrik Breitner, 1887 - 1891 Page 29 and Page 30 from a sketchbook with 83 sheets. Doesburg paper. pencil landscapes. division of armed forces (+ land forces)

Winslow Homer, Line ups and Trenches (recto), 1864 Line-ups and Trenches recto

Three men in seventeenth-century clothing, possibly shooters. Leaf 5 Recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets.

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, Camp Ellsworth, Near AlexandriaFive Zouaves, c 1860s Camp Ellsworth, Near AlexandriaFive Zouaves

The march from Corinth, Mississippi to Battle Creek Tennessee, 1862 / A.M.. 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. 80. Troop movements, Union, Southern States, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, Southern States, 1860-1870, Water, Southern States, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Union, Southern States, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Southern States.

Lépine, Stanislas (n.1835-10-03-D.1892-09-28), Tompreaux on the banks of the Seine (dummy title). Lead mine. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

Escape of Sergeant Champe, John, 1752-1798, 1777 - 1890

Soldier with a bayonet, Cornelis Springer, c. 1869 - c. 1871 Standing soldier in uniform with a bayonet. Page 2 Recto from a sketchbook with 39 sheets, partly manufactured in Ulm and Leiden. Ulm paper. pencil the soldier; the soldier's life (+ weapons). helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting) (with NAME)

Soldiers at a rider. A tree in the background. Leaf 50 recto from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Coopers Arty. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Cooper, James H, Military service, United States, Army, Pennsylvania Light Artillery Regiment, 1st, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Artillery (Troops), Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, United States

Cavalry Scene. George Hendrik Breitner (Dutch, 1857-1923).

Battle of Egyptian pyramids. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1872. Place: Rotterdam. Measurements: h 213 mm × w 299 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

"Micke and the rattlesnake", General Alexander McDowell McCook's headquarters, Tuscumbia, Alabama , Text on sheet: Micke & the rattlesnake. 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. 83. McCook, Alexander McDowell, 1831-1903, Military service, Military life, Union, Alabama, Tuscumbia, 1860-1870, Bites & stings, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, Alabama, Tuscumbia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Union, Alabama, Tuscumbia, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Alabama, Tuscumbia.

"Troops of the Rainbow Division waving as the Leviathan docks at a pier. Taken on April 25, 1919, the photograph captures soldiers on deck eagerly greeting their arrival. Lt. Lyon of the S.C. Photographers Division documented this scene for military records and identification purposes with serial number TDTO419 Subject 48214."

Captain Louis von Trebra at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tn.. Title transcribed from item, Signed: "Captain A. Metzner, 32nd Regt. Ind. Vols.", Another almost identical version processed as DRWG/US - Metzner, no. 98, Gift; Richard L. von Trebra III, Robert von Trebra and Jane von Trebra Kraimer; 2020; (DLC/PP-2020:073), Donors : Richard L. von Trebra III, Robert von Trebra and Jane von Trebra Kraimer. Trebra, Louis Ernst von, Military service, Missionary Ridge, Battle of, Tenn, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles.

Sketch of Revolutionary War troops,marching. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Ottoman music corps on horseback, Marius Bauer, 1901 print A group of riders on horseback, of which several with musical instruments. paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. making music; musician with instrument Ottoman Empire

Figures in thirteenth-century costume, 1885 The figures are dressed in Ridder costume, one of which is with sword. The woman wears a headscarf. Page 2 from a sketchbook with 6 blades. . historical costume. knight. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. head-gear (with NAME)

Man in military costume, 1896 Page 6 from a sketchbook with 54 sheets. Moscow paper. chalk adult man. standing figure. (military) uniforms

The Death March. This image depicts artwork of American soldiers carrying a dead American soldier during the invasion of Saipan, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Jack B. Gildersleeve.

Finnberg, Gustaf Wilhelm (uncertain), work, Taistelu, marker, drawing, SCENE; battle, 20.6 cm x 31.5 cm

Republican mutineers seize a ship during the Spanish civil war. Illustration By Carlos Saenz de Tejada (1897 - 1958 ) Spanish painter and illustrator;identified with the Nationalist (Fascist) side in the Spanish Civil War.

Detail from the painting The Battle of Waterloo, draughtsman: Jan Willem Pieneman, 1789 - 1853, paper, h 297 mm × w 481 mm

Polish riders - Lisowans; Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);

Fight on the street with accessing agents. Possibly a design for a print.

Trumpeters.Drie trumpetters on horseback.

Soldier with harquebus; Officers and soldiers from the bodyguard of Emperor Rudolf II. A soldier with a gun (Harquebus) and a burning wick in the left and a sword on the left side, for feet. In the background a hilly landscape in which soldiers patrol. In the undermaster a two-key Latin text. Reconstructed from two fragments.

A half -hour break. "Sleeping military. Ink by Fritz von Dardel Nordic

Soldiers in a boat at sea, George Hendrik Breitner, 1873 Leaf 34 Verso from a sketchbook with 25 sheets. Rotterdam paper. pencil sea. ships (in general). division of armed forces (+ naval force)

A view of the country from the town of Boston extending to Phipp's Farm, taken from the epaulement of the citadel at CharlesTown. Created on 4th January 1776 by Archibald Robertson (approximately 1745-1813). The drawing is an ink depiction measuring 29.2 x 47.7 cm, related to the British Army and military narratives from the American Revolution (1775-1783), and specifically references campaigns and battles in Boston, Massachusetts

Drawing, Study of Soldiers Taking Aim; Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); USA; graphite on pasteboard; 12.2 x 8.3 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

Pencil and watercolor drawing by Carl Schindler depicting a wounded officer supported by soldiers, showing gestures, posture, and military attire, created between 1838 and 1842.

Heiwerkers, c. 1884 - c. 1886 On the right a man walks away with a spade over his shoulder. Page 9 from a sketchbook with 49 sheets. Ewijkshoeve paper. chalk building-site (+ men (labourers))

Axel theodor kittendorff (1821-1868); Year V. SWAYS (1801-1890), Solders I Bivuak, (1849)

Amnesty the political prisoner of in , Unknown

Landscape with cavalrymen. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: c. 1876 - 1886. Place: Loosduinen (Den Haag). Measurements: h 135 mm × w 212 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Mutors. On the right a man walks away with a spade over his shoulder. Page 9 from a sketchbook with 49 sheets.

Trophies with weapons; Principles De Trophées. Three trophies and line art. Links with a harness and weapons. In the middle with a rosary and olive branches. Right with a shield, a crown and arrow and bow. Publisher number 35.

Cavalrymen with hidden swords, c. 1885 drawing The Hague (possibly) chalk (military) attack (+ cavalry, horsemen)

Sjšstrand, Carl Eneas, work, Old soldier sitting on a stone, undateable, category: drawing, FIGURE; man; military; senior citizen; full body; bayonet; stone; wood; nŠytelmŠ, 29.5 cm x 23 cm

Figures in costumes from 1370 and 1400, 1885 The figures, among other things, wear knight costumes with weapons and flags and the crown and cloak of a prince. Page 5 from a sketchbook with 6 blades. . historical costume. knight. hacking and thrusting weapons (with NAME). crown (symbol of sovereignty). (military) flags and standards

Gen. Garnett's death July 13, 1861. 1861. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Soldier. The man is wearing a military equipment, including a jacket with epaulettes and helmet. Also studies of details of the costume. Leaf 37 Verso from a sketchbook with 45 sheets.

Military Battle, 1880 The battle is set between soldiers on horseback and may take place on a beach. Page 37 from a sketchbook with 34 sheets. paper pen battle. battle arrays. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Fight between Russian and Turkish soldiers. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner (signed by artist). Dating: c. 1871 - c. 1872 and/or 1874 - 1876. Place: Rotterdam. Measurements: h 134 mm × w 209 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Two military men before a stall with drinks; Smokowski, Wincenty (1797-1876); around 1841-1842 (1840-00-00-1845-00-00);

Luzon Landing Under Mortar Fire. This image depicts artwork of a Coast Guard-manned landing barge under mortar fire on Luzon, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Jack B. Gildersleeve.

Cavalry Battle; Théodore Géricault (French, 1791 - 1824); 1812 - 1814; Graphite; 15.2 x 10.6 cm (6 x 4 3,16 in.)

Sketch in the Road in front of Hookers division scene of the Battle on Wednesday nr Fair Oaks. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va, 1862, Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879, Military service, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Carts & wagons, 1860-1870, United States, Virginia, Fair Oaks

Firearm, 1819 - 1849 Leaf 35 Verso from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. paper. pencil firearms

Study sheet with soldiers, a fight and love saving. Leaf 25 Recto from a sketchbook with 51 sheets.

Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, On the Parade, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, between 1826 and 1830. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Photo production of a drawing of a boy who salutates for a soldier at a guardhouse; Ernst & Scherz ..

Portion of Rebel battery at Wynns Mill. The gun which wounded Lieut. Wagner. Topographical Engineer. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Wagner, Louis, Military service, Peninsular Campaign, Va, 1862, Artillery (Weaponry), Confederate, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Pennsylvania, Yorktown

Face on tiel, 1672; Photos of Drawings of the 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 tiel, Occupied by the French Army on June 28, 1672. Part of a Series of Photos of Drawings or Captured Cities During The French Raid in The Netherlands in 1672.

Poilu Acknowledging German Soldier. Dated: probably 1918. Dimensions: overall: 31.6 x 47.8 cm (12 7/16 x 18 13/16 in.). Medium: black crayon on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JEAN LOUIS FORAIN.

Cavalists with raised swords. .

Italy. Genoa. 800-1849 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Canadian Fliers. This image depicts Coast Guard Lieutenant John A. Pritchard Jr. rescuing Canadian pilots stranded in Greenland, painted by Coast Guard Combat Artist Norman Millet Thomas.

Ambulance car collects killing and injured from the battlefield.

Earthwork fort at Alexandria protecting the left of the line of the grand army, showing its commanding position. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861) , Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, Shuter's Hill (Alexandria, Va.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, Virginia, Alexandria , Defense of Washington.

Shiloh Battlefield, April 9, 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. 103. Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn, 1862 , War casualties, Tennessee, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, Tennessee.

Ruiter leaves the battlefield, 1654 print A rider leaves the battlefield. Part of a series of six prints about the army of governor Leopold Willem, Archduke of Austria. paper etching battle (+ land forces)

Battle of Bergen, September 19, 1799, Pieter Gerardus van Os, 1799 - 1801 print View of the battlefield in the center of Bergen. The French-Batavian army fights against the English and Russians. Right for Infantry, front left cavalry. In the background the Bergense Ruïnekerk. Netherlands paper etching battle Bergen (North Holland). Ruïnekerk (Bergen)

Picking up the floating bodies. The Tug McQueen picking up the body of Captain Jack Wilson. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925, Military service, McQueen (Steamship), 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, Shipwrecks, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, United States

Land teams, William Rothenstein, 1917 England paper England paper

Gendarmerie of the Department of Seine (IT)

Theatrical representation of a soldier who puts an armed figure with a lance ..

Access to a fort, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print The vaulted entrance to a fort where the guard is held by a sitting soldier. A second soldier is sleeping on the floor. On the wall on the right the weapon of Henri Roger du Persis-Liancourt. A few ruins in the background. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFranceFrance paper etching fortress. guard duty, keeping sentry

Two horsemen on horseback, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFranceFrance paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. horse. battle. fighting

Belgian Troops Sep 1815 / Bois de Boulogne. (IT)

Leveling of the Issy Maneuver Field, 1896 (Title Title) | Works for the new field of maneuver in Issy (dummy title)

Sketch of war by SEM 1915-1916; a post of listening SEM (Georges Goursat said, 1863-1934). "Sketch of war by SEM 1915-1916; a listening station". Photomechanical process.

Pezous, Jean (n.1815-03-06-D.1885-04-18), training of the army of Paris: the new troops exercised at the March camp. (Title attributed), 1870. Gray pencil and wash, brown and red with raised white oxidized on beige paper. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

Photo production of a painting from the Battle of Gettysburg, Benjamin West Kilburn, After Anonymous, 1892 stereograph Littleton cardboard. paper albumen print charge ~ battle Gettysburg

Officer and Aide Inspecting a Squadron, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Black and white crayon on blue-green laid paper, Horizontal view showing in foreground a column of infantry with colors standing to attention, while at extreme left, the furthest right bugleman is addressed, probably, by the staff sargent, who stands beside an officer in a waiting attitude, and at right middle ground, a mule is visible fastened to a peg., USA, 1863-64, figures, Drawing, Drawing

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