Officer Collection (#100)

The officers quarters at the new cavalry barracks at Knightsbridge (engraving)
583646 The officers quarters at the new cavalry barracks at Knightsbridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter to Miss Gordon, thanking her for the gift of a Bible which had belonged to her
KDC441021 Letter to Miss Gordon, thanking her for the gift of a Bible which had belonged to her brother, General Gordon, and asking how long Gordon had owned this treasure, written at Windsor Castle

Major-General William T. Sherman, front page of Harpers Weekly
DPL415596 Major-General William T. Sherman, front page of Harpers Weekly, 1864 (wood engraving) by American School, (19th century); Denver Public Library

The Fall of Reynolds, pub. 1863 (engraving)
2646225 The Fall of Reynolds, pub. 1863 (engraving) by Waud, Alfred Rudolph (1828-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Fulton Reynolds (September 20, 1820 - July 1, 1863)

Portrait of Lieutenant General Sir James Duff, half-length, in military uniform
2638299 Portrait of Lieutenant General Sir James Duff, half-length, in military uniform, 1771 (oil on canvas) by Russell, John (1745-1806); 75x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Waiting Room at the Admiralty, from The Progress of a Midshipman, pub
2636970 Waiting Room at the Admiralty, from The Progress of a Midshipman, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Nervous Young Officer to Bus Conductor First Single to Oxford Circus
2651101 Nervous Young Officer to Bus Conductor First Single to Oxford Circus (pen & ink on paper) by Pegram, Frederick (1870-1937); 25.5x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pen and ink Signed)

Our Flag is There: Fort McHenry, Baltimore, 1850-1900 (oil on canvas)
2652579 Our Flag is There: Fort McHenry, Baltimore, 1850-1900 (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); 38.4x49.5 cm; Shelburne Museum, Vermont, USA; eShelburne Museum; Museum purchase

Major Gen l Joseph Hooker, (Fighting Joe) at the Battle of Antietam
2652830 Major Gen l Joseph Hooker, (Fighting Joe) at the Battle of Antietam, Sept 17th 1862 pub. 1862 (colour litho) by American School

General Kearneys Gallant charge, at the Battle of Chantilly, Va
2652860 General Kearneys Gallant charge, at the Battle of Chantilly, Va. 1st of September 1862, pub. 1862 (colour litho) by Tholey

Lashed to the shrouds - Farragut passing the forts at Mobile, in his flagship Hartford
2646293 Lashed to the shrouds - Farragut passing the forts at Mobile, in his flagship Hartford, pub. 1871 (colour litho) by American School

Minamoto Yorimasa (1105-80) sitting on a chair in formal court dress
UOL120864 Minamoto Yorimasa (1105-80) sitting on a chair in formal court dress, from, Famous Generals of Japan, c.1858 (colour woodblock print) by Yoshitora (fl.1850-80)

The Investiture of the Order of the Bath, plate from The Seat of War in the East
STC122426 The Investiture of the Order of the Bath, plate from The Seat of War in the East, pub. by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co

General Erasmus Keyes (1810-95) (engraving)
PNP261626 General Erasmus Keyes (1810-95) (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: noted for leading the IV Corps)

General Henry Wager Halleck (1815-72) (engraving)
PNP261623 General Henry Wager Halleck (1815-72) (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

General George Crook (1828-90) (b / w photo)
PNP261617 General George Crook (1828-90) (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

General John Alexander Logan (1826-86) (engraving)
PNP261607 General John Alexander Logan (1826-86) (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boys of the Royal Navy training with guns at Shotley Barracks (b / w photo)
NAM261163 Boys of the Royal Navy training with guns at Shotley Barracks (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English

Battle of the Pyrenees in 1813, engraved by J. C. Stadler, published by Thomas Tegg
NAM261139 Battle of the Pyrenees in 1813, engraved by J.C. Stadler, published by Thomas Tegg, 1818 (engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840) (after); National Army Museum

Brigadier General Charles Thomas Van Straubenzee (1812-92) and Officers of the Buffs
NAM261072 Brigadier General Charles Thomas Van Straubenzee (1812-92) and Officers of the Buffs, from an album of 52 photographs associated with the Crimean War, 1855 (b/w photo) by Fenton

Henry Duberly Esq, Paymaster 8th (The Kings Royal Irish) Light Dragoons (Hussars
NAM261049 Henry Duberly Esq, Paymaster 8th (The Kings Royal Irish) Light Dragoons (Hussars) and Mrs Duberly mounted on a horse, from an album of 52 photographs associated with the Crimean War

Captain Burnaby, Grenadier Guards and Nubian Servant (b / w photo)
NAM261045 Captain Burnaby, Grenadier Guards and Nubian Servant (b/w photo) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); National Army Museum

General Bosquet (1810-61) and Staff, 1855 (b / w photo)
NAM261039 General Bosquet (1810-61) and Staff, 1855 (b/w photo) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English, out of copyright

Halting in the Pyrenees in July 1813, engraved by J. C. Stadler, published by Thomas Tegg
NAM261146 Halting in the Pyrenees in July 1813, engraved by J.C. Stadler, published by Thomas Tegg, 1818 (colour litho) by Heath, William (1795-1840) (after); National Army Museum

The Staff at Headquarters, from an album of 52 photographs associated with the Crimean
NAM261084 The Staff at Headquarters, from an album of 52 photographs associated with the Crimean War, 1855 (b/w photo) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); National Army Museum

Captain Mark Walker, 30th (The Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot, Reading General Orders
NAM261069 Captain Mark Walker, 30th (The Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot, Reading General Orders, from an album of 52 photographs associated with the Crimean War, 1855 (b/w photo) by Fenton

Captain Pechell and Men of the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in Winter Dress
NAM261059 Captain Pechell and Men of the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in Winter Dress, from an album of 52 photographs associated with the Crimean War (b/w photo) by Fenton

Major Adolphus William Desart Burton and Officers of the 5th (The Princess Charlotte
NAM261055 Major Adolphus William Desart Burton and Officers of the 5th (The Princess Charlottes Own) Regiment of Dragoon Guards in the Crimea

Captain Brown 4th (The Queens Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons
NAM261053 Captain Brown 4th (The Queens Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons and Servant in Winter Dress, from an album of 52 photographs associated with the Crimean War, 1855 (b/w photo) by Fenton

A Private of the 15th, or Kings Hussars, from Costumes of the Army of the British
NAM254118 A Private of the 15th, or Kings Hussars, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C. Stadler, published by Colnaghi & Co

A Corporal of the 10th, or Prince of Waless Own Royal Hussars in Review Order
NAM254115 A Corporal of the 10th, or Prince of Waless Own Royal Hussars in Review Order, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C

A Private of the 7th, or Queens Own Hussars, from
NAM254112 A Private of the 7th, or Queens Own Hussars, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C. Stadler, published by Colnaghi & Co

Major General of Infantry Knight Commander of the Bath, from
NAM254105 Major General of Infantry Knight Commander of the Bath, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C

Copy of the Great Gold Medal of Justinian I (527-65 AD) reverse, c
FIT257495 Copy of the Great Gold Medal of Justinian I (527-65 AD) reverse, c.534 AD (electrotype) (see 257495) by Roman, (6th century AD) (after); 81-83mm cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Italian immigrants undergoing medical examination on Ellis Island, New York, c
PNP256614 Italian immigrants undergoing medical examination on Ellis Island, New York, c.1910 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Portrait of General George Pickett (b / w photo)
PNP263319 Portrait of General George Pickett (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pickett (1825-75); famous for Picketts Charge at Gettysburg

Portrait of Porfirio Diaz (1830-1915) (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT202605 Portrait of Porfirio Diaz (1830-1915) (litho) (b/w photo) by Mexican School; Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France; (add.info)

Captain Colin Mackenzie in his Afghan dress, c. 1842 (oil on canvas)
NAM237703 Captain Colin Mackenzie in his Afghan dress, c.1842 (oil on canvas) by Sant, James (1820-1916); National Army Museum

Officers Coat (wool, linen & metal)
NYH286264 Officers Coat (wool, linen & metal) by American School, (18th century); 7.6x48.3x110.5 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Flight of Santa Anna, at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, pub. c. 1848 (hand coloured litho)
2630662 Flight of Santa Anna, at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, pub. c.1848 (hand coloured litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mexican-American War 1846 - 1848)

The Emperor of Russia with the Grand Duke Nicholas in the Front (sepia photo)
STC311010 The Emperor of Russia with the Grand Duke Nicholas in the Front (sepia photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Colonel on his way to Tennis and Outside the Club, Lucknow
PNP310581 The Colonel on his way to Tennis and Outside the Club, Lucknow, from Lloyds Sketches of Indian Life, 1890 (colour litho) by Lloyd, W

Members of the right-wing Freikorps armed with flamethrower
PNP310552 Members of the right-wing Freikorps armed with flamethrower and supported by an armoured car, 1919 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The 7th Bengal Infantry on Parade, the Anglo-Indian Army of the 1880s (colour litho)
PNP314310 The 7th Bengal Infantry on Parade, the Anglo-Indian Army of the 1880s (colour litho) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English

The Drum-Major (colour litho)
STC311024 The Drum-Major (colour litho) by Clark, Christopher (1875-1942) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The 3rd Madras Light Cavalry, review order, Anglo-Indian Army of the 1880s (colour litho)
PNP314309 The 3rd Madras Light Cavalry, review order, Anglo-Indian Army of the 1880s (colour litho) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English

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