Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection

This vast digital collection of military artwork from the 16th through 20th centuries, vividly documents all aspects of military and naval history, with emphasis on the history and illustration of world military and naval uniforms from the 17th century to the present. In addition to the material on military and naval dress, the collection contains thousands of battle and campaign scenes, portraits, caricatures, wartime posters, original photographs, material pertaining to military decorations and insignia, heraldic ornaments, armor, weaponry, equitation, flags, knightly orders, court and ceremonial dress, architecture, and the general history of costume.
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Items in this collection

Horse Guards (side view)

Third of 24 watercolor copies after originals by Dighton; side view of Horse Guards Third of 24 watercolor copies after originals by Dighton; side view of Horse Guards

Horse Grenadier Guard, c. 1768

2nd in collection of 10 original (slightly crude) watercolors, one signed by Fitzgerald; mounted cavalryman in bearskin cap, red uniform with blue facings, holding sabre, on black horse facing right. 2nd in collection of 10 original (slightly crude) watercolors, one signed by Fitzgerald; mounted cavalryman in bearskin cap, red uniform with blue facings, holding sabre, on black horse facing right. Oblong folio; bound in 1/4 red leather st. gold and red marble boards, red leather cover stamped gold. N.Y., Walter Schatzki, 1963. title provided by cataloger

Horse fittings, uniform notes, etc

1 pencil drawing from sketchbook containing 14 water-color sketches of uniform figures, details, accessories, etc, and approximately 60 uncolored pencil sketches of the same, and some scenes, peasant types, etc. 1 pencil drawing from sketchbook containing 14 water-color sketches of uniform figures, details, accessories, etc, and approximately 60 uncolored pencil sketches of the same, and some scenes, peasant types, etc. Small oblong folio. New York, Rockman Prints, 1950 Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

Horse drawn wagon

Horse drawn wagon

Brown University

One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc. including 3 of military costume. This one signed by Kollmann and marked St. Petersburg. Driver and passenger in wagon being pulled by 2 horses; town in distance. One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc. including 3 of military costume. This one signed by Kollmann and marked St. Petersburg. Driver and passenger in wagon being pulled by 2 horses; town in distance. Oblong; bound in full brown pebble-grain Morocco stamped and decorated gold; covers slightly worn. Camden, Mr., Staack, 1954.

Horse drawn sled carrying peasants

One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings, this one signed by Kollmann, of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc., including 3 of military costume. Horse drawn sled with driver and two peasants passing house in countryside. One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings, this one signed by Kollmann, of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc., including 3 of military costume. Horse drawn sled with driver and two peasants passing house in countryside. Oblong; bound in full brown pebble-grain Morocco stamped and decorated gold; covers slightly worn. Camden, Me., Staack, 1954.

Horse drawn cart

Horse drawn cart

Brown University

One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc, including 3 of military costume; this one signed by Kollmann; woman sitting in cart being pulled by man sitting on gray horse. One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc, including 3 of military costume; this one signed by Kollmann; woman sitting in cart being pulled by man sitting on gray horse. Oblong; bound in full brown pebble-grain Morocco stamped and decorated gold; covers slightly worn; clean. Camden, Me., Staack, 1954.

Horse drawn carriage

Horse drawn carriage

Brown University

One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings by Kollmann of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc., including 3 of military costume. Horse drawn carriage moving to the right, with driver, family and military officer. One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings by Kollmann of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc., including 3 of military costume. Horse drawn carriage moving to the right, with driver, family and military officer. Oblong; bound in full brown pebble-grain Morocco stamped and decorated gold; covers slightly worn. Camden, Me., Staack, 1954.

Horse drawn carriage

Horse drawn carriage

Brown University

One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings by Kollmann of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc. including 3 of military costume. 2 military officers riding in open carriage. One of a collection of 29 mounted watercolor drawings by Kollmann of peasant scenes, vehicles, festivals etc. including 3 of military costume. 2 military officers riding in open carriage. Oblong; bound in full brown pebble-grain Morocco stamped and decorated gold; covers slightly worn. Camden, Me., Staack, 1954.

Horse Artillery. (Honorable Artillery Company.): Captain General & Colonel H.R.H. the Prince Consort

1st in group of color lithographs by and after Guerin, printed by Hanhart; mounted uniform figure of officer, 2 standing uniform figures (Driver, Captain, Trooper). 1st in group of color lithographs by and after Guerin, printed by Hanhart; mounted uniform figure of officer, 2 standing uniform figures (Driver, Captain, Trooper). Upright folio, matted; margins severely trimmed; worn. London, Parker Gallery, 1960.

Horse Artillery 1852

Horse Artillery 1852

Brown University

Original watercolor signed by Simkin of a standing uniform figure. Original watercolor signed by Simkin of a standing uniform figure. Upright; matted; margins; glue residue along margins, surface dirt. London, Parker Gallery.

Horse Artillery : To all whom it may concern: be it known, That Zephaniah Bailey is a Soldier in the Second Troop of ...

Certificate with wood-engraved headpiece of artillery troop and allegorical vignette, both after L.L. Morton. Certificate with wood-engraved headpiece of artillery troop and allegorical vignette, both after L.L. Morton. Worn, slightly soiled. N.Y., Old Print Shop, 1946. subtitle provided by cataloger

Horse and foot guards, hussars, infantry ensign, black tambourine player of Guards

One of a pair of unsigned ink line drawings (either for or after watercolor entitled 'Cavalry and Foot Guards, 1814' by J.P. Fischer at Windsor Castle). Various mounted and standing figures in uniform including a black tambourine player One of a pair of unsigned ink line drawings (either for or after watercolor entitled 'Cavalry and Foot Guards, 1814' by J.P. Fischer at Windsor Castle). Various mounted and standing figures in uniform including a black tambourine player Small oblong folio, matted; margins trimmed; clean. Title supplied by cataloger. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1949.

Hors de combat

Hors de combat

Brown University

9th in collection of 11 photogravure plates of Second Empire and Franco-Prussian War military scenes, this one after Walker; mounted French cavalryman riding beside and assisting mounted, wounded French hussar. 9th in collection of 11 photogravure plates of Second Empire and Franco-Prussian War military scenes, this one after Walker; mounted French cavalryman riding beside and assisting mounted, wounded French hussar. Upright, unbound; clean; in light blue cloth portfolio, red leather labels st. gold "Military paintings. Paris, Salon 1879-80." New York, Walter Schatzki, 1952.

Hornist

Hornist

Brown University

1 of collection of 48 original unsigned watercolor drawings of uniform figures and insignia. A soldier in grey and khaki uniform with sword and a horn, standing. 1 of collection of 48 original unsigned watercolor drawings of uniform figures and insignia. A soldier in grey and khaki uniform with sword and a horn, standing. Small, unbound; clean; in blue cloth portfolio, red leather label st. gold "Misc. German Naval and Colonial Uniforms, c.1910". Berlin, Ordens-Sammlung, 1956.

Horatio, Viscount Nelson

Color mezzotint proof by Wright, after Hoppner, published April 23rd, 1924; full-length portrait in uniform, standing before large rock on coastline, warships in left distance. Color mezzotint proof by Wright, after Hoppner, published April 23rd, 1924; full-length portrait in uniform, standing before large rock on coastline, warships in left distance. Giant upright folio; plate mark, margins intact; clean. Boston, William J. MacPherson, 1963. title provided by cataloger

Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson

Brown University

Collotype printed in two colors (after Henry Edridge), published 5 December 1881; Nelson full-length in uniform, hatless. Collotype printed in two colors (after Henry Edridge), published 5 December 1881; Nelson full-length in uniform, hatless. Upright folio, matted; margins; worn. Title supplied by cataloger.

Horatio Gates, Duci Strenuo, Comitia Americana

Stipple engraving by Edwin; 2 medallions; upper showing Gates (bust), lower showing military surrender scene. Stipple engraving by Edwin; 2 medallions; upper showing Gates (bust), lower showing military surrender scene. Upright; plate mark, margins trimmed; soiled. N.Y., Argosy, 1952.

Horatio Gates Esqr.: Major General of the American forces

Color mezzotint; 3/4 length portrait in uniform inside tent. [London, Publish'd as the Act directs by John Morris, 1778 Jany. 2nd.] Color mezzotint; 3/4 length portrait in uniform inside tent. [London, Publish'd as the Act directs by John Morris, 1778 Jany. 2nd.] Upright medium folio, matted; plate mark, margins trimmed; new lower margin supplied; soiled. New York, Harry H. Hymes, 1943.

Hora Anführer der Walachischen Rebellen welcher den 30ten Xber 1784 in der Radaker Waldung gefangen genomen worden.

Colored copper-engraving by and after Adam; full-length portrait of Nicolaus Urecz Hora, outdoors, in military costume, facing right, musket in right hand, left on hip. Colored copper-engraving by and after Adam; full-length portrait of Nicolaus Urecz Hora, outdoors, in military costume, facing right, musket in right hand, left on hip. Upright, mounted; margins. Leichtenstein-Hauslab Collection, 1951.

Hop, step and jump

Hop, step and jump

Brown University

Napoleon hops on a series of 'steps' set in a body of water. He leaps from his humble beginnings in Corsica, to France, and finally to Dover where he lands on the tip of John Bull's sword. Napoleon hops on a series of 'steps' set in a body of water. He leaps from his humble beginnings in Corsica, to France, and finally to Dover where he lands on the tip of John Bull's sword. Published by Thomas Tegg, 1801-01-07. British Museum, BM 1044. The sheet in the Hay was re-issued by Thomas Tegg on January 1, 1807, six years after it was originally published by Roberts. Tegg's plate number is 26. George notes: 'The pl. is attributed by Broadley to 1 Jan., 1801, which is scarcely possible. Tegg's date relates only to the first reissue in 1807; it was again reissued in 1815.' This type of image is based on a popular model that imagines Napoleon's rise to power and his decline in terms of a life cycle, and is one of many that responded to fears of a French invasion in the summer of 1801, and in 1803. Caption: "Hop: From Indigence in Corsica to Affluence in France." "Step: From aspiring Ambition to the Summit of Power." "Jump: From Calais to Dover Where Little John Bull does the Corsican Over." Caption: Pubd by T Tegg 111 Cheapside Jan [?] 1807 Caption: Pubd by Roberts 28 Middle row Labels: 'Corsica," "France", "Ambition", "Power", "Calais", "Dover".

Hoot man, you munna tak that beast it belongs to our captain here

Original watercolor, unsigned; unhorsed Highland soldier on ground firing musket at lancer who approaches horse of dead or wounded Highland officer in foreground. Original watercolor, unsigned; unhorsed Highland soldier on ground firing musket at lancer who approaches horse of dead or wounded Highland officer in foreground. Oblong, matted; margins; slightly soiled.

Hoog Leengerigt te Zutfen

Engraving by Vinkeles, P. Conradi and V. van der Plaats after Vinkeles; court session outside in Zutphen with troops lined up in street before dignitaries on platform in front of townhouse fence, during speech or celebration, spectators at left and right. Engraving by Vinkeles, P. Conradi and V. van der Plaats after Vinkeles; court session outside in Zutphen with troops lined up in street before dignitaries on platform in front of townhouse fence, during speech or celebration, spectators at left and right. Oblong, mounted on white paper, matted; margins trimmed; clean. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1959.

Hooft-Wagt der Schuttery: Boven de Reguliers Waag, op de Botermarkt. Te Amsterdam

Engraving by van Hilten and C. Philips Jsz. (after van Hilten?); soldiers playing cards, smoking, talking in night guard-room. Depicts the interior of the main militia guardhouse in Amsterdam. Engraving by van Hilten and C. Philips Jsz. (after van Hilten?); soldiers playing cards, smoking, talking in night guard-room. Depicts the interior of the main militia guardhouse in Amsterdam. Oblong medium folio, matted; plate mark, margins trimmed; soiled. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1954.

Honved huszár, 1912

Honved huszár, 1912

Brown University

9th in suite of 9 hand-colored drypoint(?) drawings, signed and dated by Greter, showing hussar uniforms; mounted hussar in blue jacket, scarlet trousers, holding sabre, riding toward right. 9th in suite of 9 hand-colored drypoint(?) drawings, signed and dated by Greter, showing hussar uniforms; mounted hussar in blue jacket, scarlet trousers, holding sabre, riding toward right. Unbound; in green cloth portfolio st. red on cover. N.Y., Rockman, 1949.

Honourable Artillery Company of London: Sergeant, Infantry Battalion

Original watercolor on grey board, signed by Thulstrup; full-length standing uniform figure; probably painted in Boston cicra 1872 Original watercolor on grey board, signed by Thulstrup; full-length standing uniform figure; probably painted in Boston cicra 1872 Upright folio, matted; margins intact; clean N.Y., Victor Spark, 1963

Honor to the brave

Honor to the brave

Brown University

Subject: oval bust portraits of 'Major Bromhead' and 'Major Chard' in enframement. Subject: oval bust portraits of 'Major Bromhead' and 'Major Chard' in enframement. Title continues: Grand march with vocal trio, composed & dedicated to the heroes of Rorke's Drift, Major Bromhead [and] Major Chard ; words by H. Hersee ; music by J. Riviere. Price 4/- "At 'Rorke's Drift', Zululand, January 24th 1879. For twelve hours 'Rorke's Drift' had been attacked by 4000 Zulus and defended by 80 men of the gallant 24th under Lieut. Bromhead and Lieut. Chard, R.E. Telegram from the Cape"--verso of cover.

Honneur: au courage malheureux

33rd in collection of 91 lithographic plates by Villain and Gihaut frères after Charlet; 2 inebriated soldiers outside cafe, 1 helping the other up from ground. 33rd in collection of 91 lithographic plates by Villain and Gihaut frères after Charlet; 2 inebriated soldiers outside cafe, 1 helping the other up from ground. In blue cloth case, blue leather stamped gold "Lithographs by Charlet". New York, Walter Schatzki, 1965.

Honneur aux armes. Respect aux maîtres: Brevet.... d'Escrime

Colored lithographed certificate (after Millot?), printed by Renou; scene showing fencing match, officers in uniform watching in background; trophies at right and left, headpiece of arms at top. Colored lithographed certificate (after Millot?), printed by Renou; scene showing fencing match, officers in uniform watching in background; trophies at right and left, headpiece of arms at top. Oblong folio, matted; margins intact; foxed, creased. Camden, Me., Staack, 1957.

Honneur aux armes

Honneur aux armes

Brown University

Lithograph by Charlon; 2 soldiers in fencing exhibition, surrounded by spectators wearing various military uniforms of Restoration period, trophy at top. Lithograph by Charlon; 2 soldiers in fencing exhibition, surrounded by spectators wearing various military uniforms of Restoration period, trophy at top. Oblong folio, matted; margins trimmed; margins worn, repaired tear. New York, Rockman Prints, 1953.