Epaulettes Collection (#7)

Major-General Henry Dearborn, 1812. Creator: Gilbert Stuart
Major-General Henry Dearborn, 1812

Canrobert, c. 1876. Creator: Lejeune
Canrobert, c. 1876. [Portrait of Francois Certain de Canrobert, French soldier, Marshal of France]. Woodburytype, from the periodical " Galerie Contemporaine Litteraire, Artistique" (1879)

Louis-Leon-Cesar Faidherbe, c. 1876. Creator: Etienne Carjat
Louis-Leon-Cesar Faidherbe, c. 1876. Woodburytype, from the periodical " Galerie Contemporaine Litteraire, Artistique" (1879), volume 8

Portrait of a French Military Officer, c. 1855. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a French Military Officer, c. 1855. Salted paper print

Untitled [Napoleon III and family], 1860-69. Creator: Unknown
Untitled [Napoleon III and family], 1860-69. [Portrait of Napoleon III Emperor of the French, his wife Empress Eugenie, and son Prince Louis-Napoleon]. Albumen print

Emperor of Russia, 1860-69. Creator: Unknown
Emperor of Russia, 1860-69. [Portrait of Tsar Alexander II of Russia]. Albumen print

Napoleon III, 1860-69. Creator: Mayer & Pierson
Napoleon III, 1860-69. Albumen print

Duc D Aumale, 1876 / 78. Creator: Eugene Appert
Duc D Aumale, 1876/78. [Portrait of French aristocrat Henri d Orleans, Duke of Aumale]. Woodburytype, from the periodical " Galerie Contemporaine Litteraire, Artistique" (1878), volume 5

Pilot House Ornament, c. 1939. Creator: Mary E Humes
Pilot House Ornament, c. 1939

Sir George de Lacy Evans (1787-1870), General, Taken at the Crimea, 1855. A work made of thinly albumenized print

Robert Brownrigg, taken at the Crimea, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
Robert Brownrigg, taken at the Crimea, 1855. A work made of thinly albumenized print

Lieutenant General Sir de Lacy Evans, G. C. B. 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
Lieutenant General Sir de Lacy Evans, G.C.B. 1855. A work made of salted paper print, plate 11 from the album " photographs taken in the crimea" (1856)

Captain Verschoyle, Grenadier Guards (an Early Photographer), Taken at the Crimea, 1855. A work made of thinly albumenized print

Half Length Figurehead, c. 1938. Creator: Rosamond P Gray
Half Length Figurehead, c. 1938

Uniform Accessories, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Frank M Keane
Uniform Accessories, 1935/1942

Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott, General in chief of the U. S. Army, pub. by Currier & Ives, c
AQS331947 Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott, General in chief of the U.S. Army, pub. by Currier & Ives, c.1860 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester

George Washington at Princeton (oil on canvas)
870071 George Washington at Princeton (oil on canvas) by Polk, Charles Peale (1767-1822); 85.1x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14)

Persian officials in military uniform, 1850s (hand-tinted stereoscopic daguerreotype)
487682 Persian officials in military uniform, 1850s (hand-tinted stereoscopic daguerreotype) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

US Artillery Officers epaulettes, War of 1812 (textile)
3429559 US Artillery Officers epaulettes, War of 1812 (textile) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imported from France); Photo eDon Troiani; French, out of copyright

Horatio Gates, c. 1793-94 (oil on canvas)
3472226 Horatio Gates, c.1793-94 (oil on canvas) by Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828); 112.4x91.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of Charles-Louis Regnault, an Officer from the Napoleonic Wars, c
3941004 Portrait of Charles-Louis Regnault, an Officer from the Napoleonic Wars, c.1814-15 (oil on canvas) by Regnault, Jean-Baptiste (1754-1829); 78 x 62.9 cm; Yale University Art Gallery

Antoine Henri, Baron of Jomini, Swiss general and military historian (engraving)
6014555 Antoine Henri, Baron of Jomini, Swiss general and military historian (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antoine Henri, Baron of Jomini (1779-1869)

Louis Rilliet of Constant, lieutenant in the French army and politician of Switzerland (engraving)
6014531 Louis Rilliet of Constant, lieutenant in the French army and politician of Switzerland (engraving) by Swiss School

Portrait of Marquis de La Fayette (pastel on paper)
5862985 Portrait of Marquis de La Fayette (pastel on paper) by Weyler, Jean-Baptiste (1747-91); 62 x 54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier)

Andrew Jackson (oil on canvas)
HEH372246 Andrew Jackson (oil on canvas) by Eichholtz, Jacob (1776-1842); 76.2x63.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Prince Ito Hirobumi (b / w photo)
PNP365643 Prince Ito Hirobumi (b/w photo) by Downey, W. and D. (fl.1860-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ito Hirobumi (1841-1909); Japanese statesman and four time Prime Minister of Japan;

Rt Hon. Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch, engraved by Hopwood (engraving)
619418 Rt Hon. Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch, engraved by Hopwood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748-1843)

George Washington, c. 1850 (oil on canvas)
1069784 George Washington, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by Peale, Rembrandt (1778-1860); 80.6x66 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799)

Marechal de Grouchy (coloured engraving)
1065318 Marechal de Grouchy (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Emmanuel de Grouchy, 2eme Marquis de Grouchy (October 23)

Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b / w photo)
869211 Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of 42-year-old U.S. Artillery Maj)

Union Brig. Gen. John M. Schofield, late 1861 (b / w photo)
869210 Union Brig. Gen. John M. Schofield, late 1861 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of 30-year-old U.S. Artillery Capt. John M)

Jules-Andre Peugeot, first French soldier to be killed in the First World War on 2 August
CHT418437 Jules-Andre Peugeot, first French soldier to be killed in the First World War on 2 August 1914 (b/w photo) by French Photographer; Musee de l Armee, Paris

Unknown Lady in Masque Costume, c. 1670 (oil on canvas)
450166 Unknown Lady in Masque Costume, c.1670 (oil on canvas) by Mignard, Pierre (1612-95); 76.6x63.2 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; French, out of copyright

Pitter & Fox, gold and silver laceman & embroiders, trade card (engraving)
731613 Pitter & Fox, gold and silver laceman & embroiders, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitter & Fox)

Emperor Frederick William, 1888 (b / w photo)
JHL392623 Emperor Frederick William, 1888 (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick III (1831-88) German Emperor and King of Prussia; ); German

Portrait of Louis du Vergier, 1819 (oil on canvas)
XIR391457 Portrait of Louis du Vergier, 1819 (oil on canvas) by Guerin, Baron Pierre-Narcisse (1774-1833); 216x142 cm; Musee d Art et d histoire, Cholet

A friend of France (colour litho)
2818167 A friend of France (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A friend of France. Tsar Alexander III of Russia. Un ami de la France)

General Saussier (colour litho)
2818158 General Saussier (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Saussier. The commanders of the army. Le General Saussier. Les Commandants d armee)

H R H the Duke of Edinburgh (colour litho)
2775628 H R H the Duke of Edinburgh (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H R H the Duke of Edinburgh)

King Manuel II of Portugal, deposed by the Portuguese Revolution (colour litho)
2782465 King Manuel II of Portugal, deposed by the Portuguese Revolution (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Manuel II of Portugal)

General Roget (litho)
2819030 General Roget (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gauderique Roget, French general who refused to assist Paul Deroulede with his attempted coup d etat in)

Vice-Admiral Fournier, commander of the French Navys Mediterranean Squadron (litho)
2818923 Vice-Admiral Fournier, commander of the French Navys Mediterranean Squadron (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vice-Admiral Fournier)

Admiral Gervais before the Board of Inquiry (colour litho)
2818700 Admiral Gervais before the Board of Inquiry (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Admiral Gervais before the Board of Inquiry)

Royal visitors to France: Carlos I, King of Portugal (colour litho)
2818683 Royal visitors to France: Carlos I, King of Portugal (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal visitors to France: Carlos I)

General de Negrier, Inspector of the French Army (colour litho)
2818616 General de Negrier, Inspector of the French Army (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: General de Negrier, Inspector of the French Army)

Admiral Avelan (colour litho)
2818434 Admiral Avelan (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Admiral Fyodor Avelan on board the Tsar Nicholas I)

A Duet, pub. 1792 (hand coloured engraving)
3025380 A Duet, pub. 1792 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Vanhagen; Turn Fair Clora, turn, ah cruel)

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"Epitome of Elegance: Exploring the Enigmatic Epaulettes" From King George VI's fine photographic portrait to General C. Gordon and Colonel Lith, they have adorned the shoulders of distinguished individuals throughout history. These ornamental shoulder pieces symbolize power, authority, and prestige. Take a glimpse into the past as we discover iconic figures like Lord Nelson, whose epaulettes proudly displayed his heroic naval achievements from 1758 to 1805. German Kaiser Wilhelm II's signature style was enhanced by his grandiose epaulettes, reflecting his imperial stature. Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson's c1920 portrait by Henry Bone showcases intricate details of his uniform with meticulously crafted epaulettes that exemplify his military prowess. Tecumseh, the Native American chief of the Shawnee tribe, wore unique epaulettes that represented both leadership and cultural heritage. In Hannah Humphrey's 1803 publication depicting "The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, " even fictional characters embraced this fashionable trend. Lord Dufferin, the 8th Viceroy of India, donned regal epaulettes during his tenure in British India. Epaulettes continued to make their mark in modern times as seen on George V and Queen Elizabeth during their reign in 1935. They added an air of sophistication to their royal attire while representing tradition and continuity. Not limited to military or political leaders alone; these embellishments found their way onto unexpected personalities such as Ismail Enver Pasha – a Turkish leader during World War I – who sported distinctive epaulettes that reflected strength amidst conflict. Even within popular culture references like "George IV / Players / 42 /50, " we witness how actors adopted this fashion statement for theatrical performances or artistic representations. As we delve into history through images like "Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt:.