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Portrait & uniform of an American general.
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Portrait & uniform of an American general. [&] A real representation of the dress of an American rifleman [engraving]
Portrait & uniform of an American general.
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Object Description
Title
Portrait
&
uniform
of an
American
general
.
[&]
A
real
representation
of the
dress
of an
American
rifleman
[engraving]
Responsibility
Roberts
,
sculp
Creator
Roberts, John, 1768-1803, egr.
Place
London
Date
1783
Subject(s)
Military uniforms - Pictorial works
Phys Desc
1 print ; on sheet 24 x 39 cm. 1 handcolored print ; one on sheet 25 x 39 cm. ; a second on sheet 23 x 36 cm. 1 handcolored print that has been cropped to create a pair of prints with single line border, on sheets 32 x 21 cm. ; matted 35 x 46 cm.
Notes
This
is
a
pair
of
uniformed
soldiers
, a
General
and a
Rifleman
, that
appear
as an
illustration
in
Barnard's
New
Complete
&
Authentic
History
of
England
, as
stated
at the
top
of the
broad
border
, with the
titles
of the
figures
in the
border
below
. The
original
rifleman
appeared
as an
illustration
in An
Impartial
History
of the
War
in
America
,
published
by
London
&
Carlisle
in
1780
.
[see
P&E
L2004D44m]
. The
use
of the
skull
and
crossbones
with the
words
" or
Liberty
" on the
caps
represents
the
popular
slogan
of the
day
"
Liberty
and
Death
" and the
letters
CC
on the
rifleman's
pouch
represents
a
soldier
in the
service
of the
Continental
Congress
. In the
handcolored
renderings
,
one
of the
copies
shows
the
general's
jacket
in
green
and the
rifleman
in
red
, in
another
the
general's
jacket
is
red
and the
rifleman's
is
blue
, and in the
handcolored
pair
, the
general's
is
green
with
red
trim
and the
rifleman's
is
blue
with a
red
sash
.
Format
P&E
Call Number
P&E
L1979.1.254
Rights
Image for research and educational use only. For publication of images contact library@societyofthecincinnati.org
Description
Title
Portrait
&
uniform
of an
American
general
.
Call Number
P&E
L1979.1.254
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