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

Trial of two prisoners for looting commissariat stores

Original watercolor wash drawing, signed and dated by Simpson; 2 prisoners kneeling on ground, surrounded by group of African and British soldiers; tents and ridge in background. Original watercolor wash drawing, signed and dated by Simpson; 2 prisoners kneeling on ground, surrounded by group of African and British soldiers; tents and ridge in background. Reproduced in the Illustrated London News, May 30, 1868.

Tresorerie et Postes: Adjoint. de II.Classe

56th in series of 115 colored prints of oil paintings, signed by Legras, of uniform figures from various military units; officer in black uniform, hand in pocket, looking right through spectacles. 56th in series of 115 colored prints of oil paintings, signed by Legras, of uniform figures from various military units; officer in black uniform, hand in pocket, looking right through spectacles. Upright folio, unbound, in green portfolio with white label, "Etudes de types militaires"; clean.

Trepanning a recruit

Trepanning a recruit

Brown University

One of a suite of 4 color mezzotints by G. Keating after Morland of narrative scenes; officer standing outside house, his hat placed upon the head of a local man seated wearing a smock and holding a tankard on his lap. On his right sits a drummer who drums on the hat with one stick. A woman (his wife?) with little child appears to be pleaeding with the officer. Sign on house reads: "Cumberland House, D. Irwin from Carlisle'. One of a suite of 4 color mezzotints by G. Keating after Morland of narrative scenes; officer standing outside house, his hat placed upon the head of a local man seated wearing a smock and holding a tankard on his lap. On his right sits a drummer who drums on the hat with one stick. A woman (his wife?) with little child appears to be pleaeding with the officer. Sign on house reads: "Cumberland House, D. Irwin from Carlisle'. Large upright folio, matted; plate mark, margins slightly trimmed; clean; title etc. almost rubbed away. London, Parker Gallery, 1952.

Treno 1842

Treno 1842

Brown University

One of collection of 55 watercolor drawings by Piroli from contemporary documents of uniform figures and groups 1841-1860. A mounted soldier in uniform talking to an unmounted soldier in uniform and cloak. One of collection of 55 watercolor drawings by Piroli from contemporary documents of uniform figures and groups 1841-1860. A mounted soldier in uniform talking to an unmounted soldier in uniform and cloak. Folio; mounted in album of 3/4 parchment tooled gold and brown marble boards, no title; clean. Camden, Me., Staack, 1951

Trefoil quick step

Trefoil quick step

Brown University

composed by T. O'Neill. For piano. At head of title: To Major General Hancock. Tinted lithographic title page, signed: T. Sinclair's Lith., includes portrait of Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. Page [7] blank; advertisement on page [8] for "Lee & Walker's late popular ballads." Price figure 4 within five-pointed star on title page

Treffen bei Pakosd und Sukuro am 29ten Sept. 1848

Color lithograph by and after Zalder, printed by Rauh; battle in plain amid steep mountains, troops in background advancing up mountainside in left background. Color lithograph by and after Zalder, printed by Rauh; battle in plain amid steep mountains, troops in background advancing up mountainside in left background. Oblong folio; margins intact; clean. Vienna, Christian Nebehay, 1957.

Treffen bei Oelper

Treffen bei Oelper

Brown University

8th in collection of 11 mounted lithographic plates after Meyer, this one by Lange; battle scene, infantry advancing at left, artillery at right, small village in background right. 8th in collection of 11 mounted lithographic plates after Meyer, this one by Lange; battle scene, infantry advancing at left, artillery at right, small village in background right. Oblong, mounted, unbound; some plates stained, some margins trimmed; in black cloth portfolio, light blue label stamped gold "Meyer & Lange. Militär Scenen von Braunsweig". Hamburg, Helmut GerhardSchulz, 1954.

Tree near Oran, Algeria Dec. 1943

Original pen and ink sketch, signed and dated by Fisher, of a tree near Oran, Algeria. Original pen and ink sketch, signed and dated by Fisher, of a tree near Oran, Algeria. Fisher served overseas during World War Two as a map specialist with the U.S. Army's 30th Topographic Engineers.

Tree near Oran, Algeria Dec. 1943

Original pen and ink sketch, signed and dated by Fisher, of a tree near Oran, Algeria. Original pen and ink sketch, signed and dated by Fisher, of a tree near Oran, Algeria. Fisher served overseas during World War Two as a map specialist with the U.S. Army's 30th Topographic Engineers.

Treat 'em rough!: Join the tanks, United States Tank Corps

Poster calls for enlistment in the Tank Corps. Poster calls for enlistment in the Tank Corps. Printed in colors on white paper. Title superimposed on illustration of large black cat stamping on tanks on battlefield. At end of text: Men now enlisting at Army Recruiting Station.

Travancore Nair Brigade

Travancore Nair Brigade

Brown University

One of a suite of 3 original charcoal and watercolor drawings signed and one dated by F. V(allouy). One of a suite of 3 original charcoal and watercolor drawings signed and one dated by F. V(allouy). Oblong medium folio, matted; no margins, clean, yellowed. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1954.

Trauriges Bild der Französischen Retirade in Thüringen: Man fragt sich, ist dies der grosseHeerführer, für den bis je...

50th in collection of 102 hand-colored (except for 3) engraved plates by Campe; dejected Napoleon and generals in camp in mountains, after defeat, soldiers roasting cow in background. 50th in collection of 102 hand-colored (except for 3) engraved plates by Campe; dejected Napoleon and generals in camp in mountains, after defeat, soldiers roasting cow in background. Small oblong folio and medium folio, unbound; in blue cloth portfolio, red cloth label stamped black.

Transportirung des entwaffneten militärs

One of a pair of colored lithographs by and after Loth; citizens with guns escorting disarmed soldiers in disturbance outside building in Prague. Plate XI from: 'Bildliche Darstellung nebst kurzer Erklarung von 12 Scenen der Pfingst-Wocke Prags im Jahre 1848'. [See also Barrikade in der kleinem Karls-(Jesuiten-) Gasse]. One of a pair of colored lithographs by and after Loth; citizens with guns escorting disarmed soldiers in disturbance outside building in Prague. Plate XI from: 'Bildliche Darstellung nebst kurzer Erklarung von 12 Scenen der Pfingst-Wocke Prags im Jahre 1848'. [See also Barrikade in der kleinem Karls-(Jesuiten-) Gasse]. Small oblong folio; margins severely trimmed; yellowed and soiled, tears. Title supplied by cataloger. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1955.

Transport Turkischer Gefangener über den Balkan

One of a collection of 4 unbound color lithograph plates by Adolph Göhde. Soldiers with rifles transporting Turkish prisoners. One of a collection of 4 unbound color lithograph plates by Adolph Göhde. Soldiers with rifles transporting Turkish prisoners. Oblong; worn, soiled, marginal tears, yellowed; in green cloth portfolio stamped gold "Scenes of Balkan War. Loban, c. 1890". New York, Rockman Prints, 1957.

Transport gefangener Piemontesen: (Aus dem italienischen Feldzuge 1848)

Lithograph by and after Franz Adam; wounded prisoners in carts, standing in roadway and resting beside road in village, after the Battle of Custoza in 1848. Lithograph by and after Franz Adam; wounded prisoners in carts, standing in roadway and resting beside road in village, after the Battle of Custoza in 1848. Oblong medium folio; margins trimmed; foxing. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1972.

Transport "Henry C. Gibbons": North Atlantic, May 9, 1944

Original semi-caricature in colored pencil, signed and dated by Arnett; profile of soldier seated in crowded bunk room on board ship; legs and feet of another soldier lying in bunk in foreground, 3rd soldier seated in background. Original semi-caricature in colored pencil, signed and dated by Arnett; profile of soldier seated in crowded bunk room on board ship; legs and feet of another soldier lying in bunk in foreground, 3rd soldier seated in background. Arnett served with the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion. After training in camouflage deception at Fort Meade in 1943, he became part of a special secret unit, the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops (the so-called 'Ghost Army') in January 1944. He served in Belgium, France, Holland, Luxembourg and Germany. Encouraged by his officers, he did numerous cartoons to improve the morale of his fellow soldiers.

Transparency exhibited at R Ackermanns in the strand on the 27 Novr 1815 the day on which the general peace was celeb...

colored impression British Museum Catalogue: 'An allegorical design. The throne of Louis XVIII, supported on a monument and a military trophy, is flanked by two flights of stairs: Blücher (left) drives Napoleon down one flight, while Wellington leads Louis XVIII up the other...Above Blücher's head an air-borne Fame blows her trumpet towards the throne...As a pendant to Fame, Justice reclines upon clouds above Wellington and Louis, holding her sword and scales. At the base of the design immediately below the stairs are two groups of Allied soldiers' colored impression British Museum Catalogue: 'An allegorical design. The throne of Louis XVIII, supported on a monument and a military trophy, is flanked by two flights of stairs: Blücher (left) drives Napoleon down one flight, while Wellington leads Louis XVIII up the other...Above Blücher's head an air-borne Fame blows her trumpet towards the throne...As a pendant to Fame, Justice reclines upon clouds above Wellington and Louis, holding her sword and scales. At the base of the design immediately below the stairs are two groups of Allied soldiers' British Museum catalogue: 'The Second Peace of Paris was signed on 20 November.' Label(s): Peace Throughout Europe Humanity Justice Charlemaigne Nassau Capet . Bourbon Wellington Blucher

Translation des Cendres de Napoléon aux Invalides: Le 15 Décembre 1840, plus de 700.000 âmes se pressaient aux enviro...

Lithograph by Becquet and R. Pierre Sarrazin after Thomas, numbered 2; progress of catafalque through Place de la Concorde. Lithograph by Becquet and R. Pierre Sarrazin after Thomas, numbered 2; progress of catafalque through Place de la Concorde. Small oblong folio; margins intact; clean. New York, Weyhe, 1943.

Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!: (The prisoner's hope)

words and music by Geo. F. Root. For voice and piano, with chorus (SATB) for the refrain. Advertising matter varies. Wood-engraved cover design by Copcutt-Williams with 5 vignettes of military and sentimental scenes, scrolls, foliage, etc.

Traité avec les Etats-Unis

Color lithograph by Motte after Adam; ceremonial group in official and military uniform, in tent pavilion with round treaty table, showing the signing of Treaty of Mortefontaine. Color lithograph by Motte after Adam; ceremonial group in official and military uniform, in tent pavilion with round treaty table, showing the signing of Treaty of Mortefontaine. Oblong folio; margins intact. N.Y., Old Print Shop, 1946.

Trait Héroique du Général Buonaparte, Commandant en Chef l'Armée d'Italie, Né en Course, le 15 Août 1769

Song-sheet with crude hand-colored engraved illustration of Bonaparte waving flag on bridge or rampart, Austrian grenadier approaching at left, castle in right background. Song-sheet with crude hand-colored engraved illustration of Bonaparte waving flag on bridge or rampart, Austrian grenadier approaching at left, castle in right background. Upright; margins. Title: TRAIT HÉROIQUE DU GÉNÉRAL BUONAPARTE, COMMANDANT EN CHEF L'ARMÉE D'ITALIE, Né en Corfe, le 15 Août 1769. Banner(s): PEOPLE FRANÇAIS Caption: BOUNAPARTE, Général en chef de l'Armée d'Italie, conquérant de Ceva, Mondoris, Cherasco, Fossano, passage du Pont de Lodi, sur lequel il a planté le pavillion Français; Peschiera, Véronne, Corona, Monbaldor, Loudon, Riva, Gouvernolo, Bargo, Roveredo, le Tirol, Bassano, Rivoli, St. George, Mantoue, Arcole, Anguiary; la paix accordée au Pape, qui renonce à Boulogne, Ferrare, & céde Avignon à la France. Toutes ces Victoires ont été remportées en quatorze Batailles rangées & soixante-dix combats; cent mille prisonniers faits à l'Empereur, & cinq cents pièces de Canons de campagne & deux mille pièces de gros calibre, quarte équipages de camp; trente millions en numéraire, envoyés au trésor national. A ORLEANS, Chez HUET-PERDOUX, rue Egalité, no. 5. Text: lengthy text in columns on right and left Annotation: 1796

Trait de bonté de l'Empereur

Aquatint. 'A peasant woman falling at the feet of Napoleon I who is standing outside her house, a humble stone building surrounded by a wall; several figures witnessing the scene, which takes place on 7 May 1815, when the Emperor visited the 'barrière de Charonne' -- British Museum Aquatint. 'A peasant woman falling at the feet of Napoleon I who is standing outside her house, a humble stone building surrounded by a wall; several figures witnessing the scene, which takes place on 7 May 1815, when the Emperor visited the 'barrière de Charonne' -- British Museum New York, H.P. Kraus, 1952.

Trait d'humanité du Prince Eugène Beauharnais

Colored aquatint by Charon after Martinet; Beauharnais, mounted, on battlefield ordering chasseurs at left away from wounded Austrian soldier on ground in front. Colored aquatint by Charon after Martinet; Beauharnais, mounted, on battlefield ordering chasseurs at left away from wounded Austrian soldier on ground in front. Oblong medium folio, matted; margins trimmed, cleaned. N.Y., Argosy, 1955,

Training United States troops in Indian warfare

Wood-engraved plate after Remington; central illustration of mounted bugler and cavalryman surrounded by 7 other illustrations of military and Native American scenes and types. Wood-engraved plate after Remington; central illustration of mounted bugler and cavalryman surrounded by 7 other illustrations of military and Native American scenes and types. From Harper's Weekly, October 1, 1887. Providence, James Tyson, 1956.