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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
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
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Interior of a casemate. (TF)Funeral procession, Harmen ter Borch, 1651, Funeral procession consisting of mourners following a bier; in front a barely distinguishable line of horsemen., draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch, (mentioned on object), Zwolle, 18-Jul-1651, paper, h 164 mm × w 214 mmDeath of Reynolds at Gettysburg 1863, by Alfred Rudolph Waud 1828-1891, artist . Major General John Fulton Reynolds died during this Civil War battle.Army camp. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Military camps, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United StatesPeakier; Officers and soldiers from the bodyguard of Emperor Rudolf II. A man in military gear (a peakier), full of seen on the left, a sword at his belt, a sticker (peak or lance) in his right hand. In the background a hilly landscape in which a junk soldiers marches. In the undermaster a two-key Latin text. Reconstructed from three fragments.Winslow Homer, Prisoners of War, 1864 Prisoners of WarCavalentenire, c. 1873 - 1923 drawing Verso tail divisions. Netherlands paper. pencil land forces (+ cavalry, horsemen)Soldier, possibly with a horse to the head. Probably on the Lemelerberg. Page 41 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.Scene of the revolution of July 1830. Two workers typographers in front of a victim.The Seine quay at the Legion d'Honneur. .Henry Thomas Alken, 1785-1851, British, Wounded Turkish Cavalryman in Danger of Failling From His Horse.., undated. Graphite on medium, smooth, cream, wove paper.Photo production of an engraving: the Battle of Nieuwpoort, July 2, 1600 ..The Iowa 2nd Regiment storming the rebel entrenchment at Fort Donelson, Febr. 15th, 186- Gen. Smith on horseback. Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909. 1861 - 1864. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865Standing figure for a wall or coulisse, c. 1915 - 1934 Possibly in a uniform. Page 13 Verso from sketchbook XVII with 31 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil standing figure. (military) uniforms. the stage and its equipmentPhoto production of a drawing of a confrontation between soldiers and original inhabitants in Australia, François Poncy, After Gabriel Liquier, c. 1863 - in or before 1868 photograph paper albumen print Australian and Oceanian races. imperialism. guerilla warfare AustraliaWatercolor and pencil drawing by Friedrich Treml depicting a military patrol at a crossroads, showing soldiers, horses, and landscape elements.THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO GRASSE, THE TWENTY-FIFTH BATTALION OF CHASSEURS — PIED AT WORK AMONG THE MOUNTAINS, THIS REGIMENT PROVIDED THE BODYGUARDS WHICH ESCORTED HER MAJESTY ON HER ARRIVALPencil drawing by Franz Wacik, 1915, showing a drummer soldier with color notes and detailed accessories, including uniform and equipment.Soldier, James Ensor, 1880, drawing, between circa 1880 and circa 1885, Belgian ArtEscaping from the fire in the woods--"Wilderness". Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Wilderness, Battle of the, Va, 1864, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, United States, Virginia, WildernessTwo Soldiers in a Trench. Dated: c. 1914/1919. Dimensions: overall: 32.4 x 50.2 cm (12 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.). Medium: black crayon and brush and black ink on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JEAN LOUIS FORAIN.Images of a military exercise on the Kromme Rijn in Bunnik on the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the Framework School of the Pioniers and the School for Reserve Officers of the Pioniers: a group of infantrymen reaches after wading the river De Oever.Soldier and a men's face, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1890 Page 1, Voorste Schutblad, from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Amsterdam (possibly) paper. pencil the soldier; the soldier's life. helmet. faceGeneral view of fires in Paris on May 24, 1871. (TF)Soldier on horseback and on foot, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. the soldier; the soldier's lifeBattle of Brandywine, 11 Septr. 1777. | Library of CongressKey to the print of the French army that undermines the Lunet of Saint -Laurent, December 13, 1832, 1832 - 1833 print Key belonging to the print of the attack by the French army on the Lunet of Saint-Laurent (Sint Laurens) on December 13, during the siege of the Citadel of Antwerp, November-December 1832. French minors undermine the Lunet. With a list of the people shown 1-12 in two columns. print maker: Parisafter painting by: Francepublisher: Parispublisher: Paris paper etching siege, position war. permanent fortifications Citadel of Antwerp (19th century)Sketch of war by SEM 1915-1916; Beausejour - Champagne SEM (Georges Goursat said, 1863-1934). "Sketch of war by SEM 1915-1916; Beaus�jour - Champagne". Color photomechanical process.L'Ecercice du Tambour (Drill with Drums), from Les Exercices Militaires (The Military Exercises) 1635 Jacques Callot French. L'Ecercice du Tambour (Drill with Drums), from Les Exercices Militaires (The Military Exercises). Les Exercices Militaires. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1635. Etching; first state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). PrintsDetails and bust portrait soldier. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Military uniforms, 1860-1870, Soldiers, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, United StatesFederated Marine in front of a barricade rue de Rivoli, May 1871. Daniel Virgin (1851-1904). Federated Marines in front of a barricade rue de Rivoli, May 1871. Feather, pencil, wash, watercolor.Between the Palizzi Villa Park and the October 30th night cemetery 1870 (registered title) | The third invasion. War of 1870-1871 (title of all)Battle of Bannockburn prints, etchings, works on paperSoldiers, possibly on horseback, George Hendrik Breitner, 1887 - 1891 Page 72 from a sketchbook with 83 sheets. Doesburg paper. pencil the soldier; the soldier's life. horse. division of armed forces (+ land forces)Two sitting soldiers, c. 1662 drawing Zwolle paper. ink. chalk brushLetter from A. Guinard of the Citadel of Doullens (TF)Jean Louis Forain, In the Trenches, c 1914 1919 In the TrenchesQuaker gun in Annandale, 1863 ca. October, drawing on white paper : pencil ; 7.1 x 17.5 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, USFlaglor and Perkins, Photographic reproduction of a painting representing a battle on the deck of a ship, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 54 mm, width 67 mm, American, photographer, 1866 - 1871, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen printTwo soldiers, possibly hussars. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: c. 1882 - c. 1912 and/or 1887 - 1891. Place: Gelderland. Measurements: h 78 mm × w 128 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Battle Shock. This image depicts Marines leaving Iwo Jima suffering from wounds and extreme battle shock, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Norman Millet Thomas.Soldier with rifle, George Hendrik Breitner, 1872 Page 16 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Rotterdam paper. pencil division of armed forces. firearms: rifleWarrior lying on his back in armour, with folded hands, draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, paper, pen, brush, h 200 mm × w 285 mmSketch magazine with studies by soldiers, Louis Charles Bombled, 1872 - 1927 drawing paper. ink pen land forces (+ cavalry, horsemen)Headquarters on Orange & Alexandria R.R. -- in Brandy Station Headquarters. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Orange and Alexandria Railroad, 1860-1870, Military camps, 1860-1870, Railroads, 1860-1870, Military headquarters, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, Virginia, Brandy StationFredericksburg, Virginia. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va, 1862, Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Virginia, Fredericksburg , United States, Virginia, Rappahannock RiverCollecting forage. Escort skirmishing n. Harrison. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Fort Harrison, Battle of, Va, 1864, Cavalry, 1860-1870, Forage, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, Fort Harrison (Va.), 1860-1870, United States, Virginia, HarrisonburgA color lithograph on paper by Albin Egger-Lienz from 1915 depicting soldiers on the march, showing uniforms, weapons, and group formation.McClellan reviewing his troops near Baileys Cross Roads. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. McClellan, George B, (George Brinton), 1826-1885, Military service, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Military parades & ceremonies, 1860-1870, Cavalry, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, United States, Virginia, Bailey's Crossroads , United States, Virginia, Munson's Hill , United States, Virginia, Perkins HillFrance, 1815 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, FranceYoung lady's call on outpost, Alabama. 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. 78. Title used in book: A young ladies call at the outpost, Alabama. Military life, Union, Alabama, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Union, Alabama, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African Americans.Netherlands, 1845-46. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, NetherlandsWilhelm Alexander Wolfgang von Kobell's 1802 colored etching depicts a cavalry with a hand horse conversing with a farmer, while three infantrymen speak with two cavalrymen, illustrating military and rural interaction.Grant writing telegram that the Army had crossed Rapidan 1864. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings, Exhibited: "150th Anniversary of the Civil War : Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee" at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C, 2014-2015. Grant, Ulysses S, (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Military service, Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895, Military service, Wilderness, Battle of the, Va, 1864, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Telegrams, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Communications, United States, Virginia, Rapidan RiverGeneral Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard's headquarters, Corinth, Mississippi, May 31, 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. 23. Beauregard, G. T, (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893, Military service, Military headquarters, Mississippi, Corinth, 1860-1870, Hotels, Mississippi, Corinth, 1860-1870, Railroad stations, Mississippi, Corinth, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Mississippi, Corinth.Procession of musketeers, hellaarders and lans carriers, preceded by a rider, Hans Sebald Beham (Possible), 1510 - 1550 drawing paper. pencil. ink pen heating stove. land forces (+ mercenary troops, e.g.: lansquenets). land forces (+ infantry)Maps of Stenay, Mirecourt, Dieuze and Moyenvic, ca. 1702; Stenay / Mircourt / Dieuze / Moyenvic; Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique, Ou Description des Principales Villes Avec Leurs Fortifications. Dessignées PAR LES MEILLEURS Engineers, private party Celles Qui Sont Sous La Domination de la France (...) Et Ornées the plusieurs Superbes Edifes. Leaf with three defenses to the stenay places, Mirecourt, Duze and a face on Moyenvic. Plate No 51 In the picture in the context of a total of 276 numbered plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses in the context of the Spanish Succession War. For most part, these plates have been copied to the anonymous French plates: in Les Forces de l'Europe and in: Le Theater de la Guerre, Dans Les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) in the framework of the nine-year war. Titles and inscriptions in the plate in French.Independence for a pass, board 10 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), caricatures, purchase (provenance), soldiersPhoto collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: Japan (19th century). Collection Photo collection Deli Society, photo number 837_34. JapanThe Civil War, General William Tecumseh Sherman, at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. Sketch of Union troops charging towards Kennesaw, drawing on yellow paper, by Alfred R. Waud, June 27, 1864.Two warring gymnasi houses with helmets on ..1865, Mexique, 1865, Mexique, 1865, Falconnet, Louis, 1864-ca. 1867, by Louis Falconnet, an officer in the French army, from documentation he created or gathered while on his tour of duty in Mexico (1864-1866) at the time of the French intervention.Drawing.Pen drawing with two soldiers in a shooting wire at Kungsholms Fort.The soldiers seem to have fired their weapons and see the Moloks out.Text during drawing tells the story.Usage: Is page 7 to a series of drawings, which in turn have a coherent action on perspirations (equivalent) at Kungsholms Fort at the mid-1800s.1866 - 1866 (likely)The French driven from Antwerp, 1583, 1583 - 1585 print The French soldiers are driven away from the city by the armed civilians of Antwerp, January 17, 1583. Soldiers flee the city via the Kipdorppoort. With caption of 10 lines in German and 2 lines in French. Numbered: 54. Cologne paper etching Chicken village gatePortraits of three shipmen, c. 1848 - c. 1854 Page 28 Recto from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. paper. pencil historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life). crew ~ shipSoldier's theatre, (Fourteenth Brooklyn) in an old warehouse in Culpeper Court House, Virginia / EF.. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Theaters, 1860-1870, Stages (PlatfForms), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Union, United States, Virginia, CulpeperTwo sitting soldiers.Siege of Antwerp in the years 1584 and 1585, Jan Luyken, 1680 - 1684 print Siege of Antwerp in the years 1584 and 1585. Plan of the surrounding land with the Duke Bridge laid out in the middle by the Duke of Parma in the Scheldt, the land run under water and, on the right, the fighting around the Chauwensteinse Dijk. At the top left the Wapen van Antwerpen. Upstairs, in the middle, the weapon of Philip II. At the top right the coat of arms of the Duke of Parma. paper etching / engraving siege, position war. pontoon bridge Antwerp. ScalesArmy Mail leaving Hd.Qts. Post Office. Army Potomac, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, USDeath of Reynolds at Gettysburg 1863, by Alfred Rudolph Waud 1828-1891, artist . Major General John Fulton Reynolds died during this Civil War battle.Soldiers and civilians during the Serbian retreat in the First World War, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1917 print paper the soldier; the soldier's lifeI totes for de Brig. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Full-length portraits, Soldiers, 1860-1870, African Americans, Military service, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, United StatesView from the summit of Little Round Top at 7:30 P.M. July 3rd, 1863 during the Battle of Gettysburg, USA Civil WarReview at Falmouth. March 1863. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Carriages & coaches, 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, Military parades & ceremonies, 1860-1870, Cavalry, Union, 1860-1870, Women, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, United States, Virginia, Falmouth , United States, Virginia, Rappahannock RiverA sheet of sketches showing war defences and victims during the Chinese Campaign, 1860, China. Tinted lithograph after Lt. Col. Crealock, 1860.Infantry and knights, study for the Battle of Anghiari, 1503-1504, by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), drawing.Painting of the Battle of Nieuwpoort, 1600, 1880 - 1950 Reproduction of a painting from the Battle of Nieuwpoort, 2 July 1600. Left in the foreground Maurits with some of his officers on horseback. paper printing battle (+ land forces) Nieuwpoort (Belgium)Jean Louis Forain, Poilu and Nurse, c 1914 1919 Poilu and NurseWounded soldier in a field, in or before 1898 drawing A soldier lies on the floor in a field. He was probably injured. In the background, soldiers on foot and on horseback attack a group of men in lumbar cloths. paper. India ink (ink). pencil pen battle. putting out of action by wounding - HH - being put out of action. folk costume, regional costumeJersey troops breaking the ground for a fort to defend Washington, on Virginia soil near the long bridge. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, Army, New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865) , Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, Construction, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Engineering & construction, United States, Virginia , United States, District of Columbia, Washington (D.C.) , Defense of Washington.Soldier sitting between two women in a boat with two ships in the background. .War album 93, picture 27622.A guard soldier and two animal studies , Soldiers, Guards. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). Prints and DrawingsIllustration of Troops from Senegal, as French prisoners of war. Drawn by Antoine de Roux 1940.Three soldiers riding horses. Witkiewicz, Stanisław (1851-1915), draughtsman, cartoonistIntake of Den Briel, 1572, 1770 - 1772 The water geuzen of Lumey set fire and rams on the left the city gate of Den Briel, April 1, 1572. In the foreground, Lumey, with a staff on the back, sends his men forward. Northern Netherlands paper etching Brielle The water geuzen of Lumey set fire and rams on the left the city gate of Den Briel, April 1, 1572. In the foreground, Lumey, with a staff on the back, sends his men forward. Northern Netherlands paper etching BrielleBlack Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: a civilian captain sunk by German (sharks) torpedo'sSafety. This image depicts artwork of Marines and soldiers rescuing Okinawan civilians caught between Japanese and American barrages, as a Japanese soldier attempts to flee after discovery. Artwork by combat artist Herman B. Vestal.Four armed men, George Hendrik Breitner, Rotterdam, 1873, paper, pencil, h 242 mm × w 347 mmJules Adler (1865-1952). War 1914-1918. "Camp de Souilly" (German prisoner camp). February 1917. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Year 1917, years ten 1910 10, German army, seated, prison camp, drawing, Great War, War 14-18, War 1914-1918, Man, Military, First World War, Prisoner, German prisoner, Portrait, Soldier, XXth XXth XX 20th 20th 20th centurySunshine and dust near Neuville St. Vaast on the Western Front during World War One. The battle ravaged and dusty road has a solitary truck driving in the distance. Date: 31 August 1918Assyrians in battle with men on camels, Nineveh, 653-651 BC.Ericsson, Henry, work, Sketch book, civil war subjects, 39 leaves, 1931, drawing, civil war; prisoners of war; prison camps, 17.8 cm x 21.5 cm, Ericsson, Henry, section: Figures, Civil War series (Red Agitator, C VI 2581 and Red Patrol, C III B I 532), 1931, civil war; rebellions; red guards; white guards, Carl August Henry Ericsson, 1898 in St. Michel, Finland - 1933 in Borgå, was a Finnish graphic artist and decorative painter of Finland.