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.
One of a collection of 14 mounted original crude watercolor drawings, dated January 1847, but unsigned, of full-length military portraits, outdoor backgrounds. Soldier smoking pipe, buildings in background. One of a collection of 14 mounted original crude watercolor drawings, dated January 1847, but unsigned, of full-length military portraits, outdoor backgrounds. Soldier smoking pipe, buildings in background. Unbound, in light blue cloth portfolio stamped gold; slightly worn.
One of a collection of 12 color engraved plates of Austrian uniforms. 2 soldiers shaking hands while two other look on. Other soldiers in left foreground, and some in background. One of a collection of 12 color engraved plates of Austrian uniforms. 2 soldiers shaking hands while two other look on. Other soldiers in left foreground, and some in background. Oblong folio; unbound; plate marks, margins. Vienna, Christian Nebehay, 1955.
2nd of 3 small engravings; uniform figure with rifle, outdoors. 2nd of 3 small engravings; uniform figure with rifle, outdoors. Upright, mounted together on oblong medium folio white board, 3 prints [cf. AuU1806f-1a,-c]; margins trimmed; clean. New York, Walter Schatzki, 1959.
From collection of original watercolors and drawings by R. Baldwin; pencil sketch; airfield conning tower in left foreground, bomber descending to land in background. From collection of original watercolors and drawings by R. Baldwin; pencil sketch; airfield conning tower in left foreground, bomber descending to land in background. Upright giant folio matted on white board; no margins; clean. title provided by cataloger
Hand-colored lithograph of the Bombardment of Vera Cruz during the Mexican War with mounted officers in left foreground, exploding gun and casualties in middle distance Hand-colored lithograph of the Bombardment of Vera Cruz during the Mexican War with mounted officers in left foreground, exploding gun and casualties in middle distance
Colored lithograph by King after Maxwell Mackenzie, published November 18th, 1854; sailors working artillery pieces in battery with gabions overlooking city and harbor Colored lithograph by King after Maxwell Mackenzie, published November 18th, 1854; sailors working artillery pieces in battery with gabions overlooking city and harbor Oblong folio, matted; margins; slightly soiled and spotted. New York, Rockman Prints, 1948 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/)
Colored lithograph by Day & Son, published Novr. 15th, 1854; view from busy British artillery emplacement on heights, showing city in distance also under fire from warship. Colored lithograph by Day & Son, published Novr. 15th, 1854; view from busy British artillery emplacement on heights, showing city in distance also under fire from warship. Oblong folio, matted; margins intact; margins stained and foxed. London, Parker Gallery, 1954.
Original unsigned gouache, said to be by an eyewitness; French artillery firing on city in distance, causing conflagrations, officers directed, soldiers at mess-fires etc. in foreground. Original unsigned gouache, said to be by an eyewitness; French artillery firing on city in distance, causing conflagrations, officers directed, soldiers at mess-fires etc. in foreground. Small oblong folio, mounted on beige board; no margins; clean. New York, Walter Schatzki, 1963. Title supplied by cataloger
Wood-engraved title-page plate; illustration at bottom of warships bombarding forts; 2 illustrations at top of Flag-Officer Stringham (bust in uniform) and Major-General Butler (bust in civilian dress). Wood-engraved title-page plate; illustration at bottom of warships bombarding forts; 2 illustrations at top of Flag-Officer Stringham (bust in uniform) and Major-General Butler (bust in civilian dress). From Harper's Weekly, Vol. 5, No. 246, September 14, 1861, cover. Hanover, N.H., Book & Print Shop, 1955.
Colored lithograph; distant view of fort under heavy bombardment, smoke, explosions etc., 'Ft. Moultrie' in left distance, 'Cummings Pt.' in right distance Colored lithograph; distant view of fort under heavy bombardment, smoke, explosions etc., 'Ft. Moultrie' in left distance, 'Cummings Pt.' in right distance Oblong folio, matted; margins; some staining, foxing. From the Walter Jones Civil War Collection, Brown University Library
Colored lithograph; 2 large cannons, manned by soldiers, firing from shore fort across water toward distant Fort Sumter. Colored lithograph; 2 large cannons, manned by soldiers, firing from shore fort across water toward distant Fort Sumter. Oblong folio, matted; margins; margins soiled.
Color lithograph by Endicott & Co. after Alden; Confederate soldiers in foreground operating mortars in mound battery under bombardment, wounded on ground, other earthworks in background, large fleet of attacking ships in distance. Color lithograph by Endicott & Co. after Alden; Confederate soldiers in foreground operating mortars in mound battery under bombardment, wounded on ground, other earthworks in background, large fleet of attacking ships in distance. Giant oblong folio, matted; margins; clean; repaired tears at bottom. N.Y., Old Print Shop. 1972.
Engraving by Hugtenberg after Bodt (no. 7 from Tom. II of unidentified book); panoramic view of large artillery emplacement bombarding burning city (Geldern) in distance. Engraving by Hugtenberg after Bodt (no. 7 from Tom. II of unidentified book); panoramic view of large artillery emplacement bombarding burning city (Geldern) in distance. Giant narrow oblong folio; plate mark, margins intact; creased, clean; in blue cloth case, red leather label stamped gold. Vienna, Christian Nebehay, 1958.
Original watercolor sketch, signed and dated by Stevenson; view of bombed-out cellar. Original watercolor sketch, signed and dated by Stevenson; view of bombed-out cellar. Stevenson enlisted in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in July 1941. He was one of the original soldier-artists at Fort Belvoir, VA. before accepting a position as a war artist in May 1943. In 1944 he was in southern England covering the preparations for the Normandy invasion and later depicted war damage in France and Germany. Gift of the artist 1994.
1st in collection of 3 colored lithographic plates, published Aug. 26th, 1854; harbor scene, with troops in foreground on promontory under British flag, warships in harbor, fortress, mountains and bay in background. 1st in collection of 3 colored lithographic plates, published Aug. 26th, 1854; harbor scene, with troops in foreground on promontory under British flag, warships in harbor, fortress, mountains and bay in background. Oblong medium folio, matted; margins intact; clean. London, Parker Gallery, 1952.
Engraving by Gottschick after Lopez, in Lima; bust portrait in uniform, hatless, left hand thrust inside tunic. Zeitgenossen no. 8. Engraving by Gottschick after Lopez, in Lima; bust portrait in uniform, hatless, left hand thrust inside tunic. Zeitgenossen no. 8. Upright, matted; plate mark, margins intact; clean. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1955.
Hand-colored line and stipple engraving (after William Thomas Fry?); bust portrait in uniform, hatless. Hand-colored line and stipple engraving (after William Thomas Fry?); bust portrait in uniform, hatless. Small upright, matted; margins trimmed; soiled, foxing. N.Y., Harry H. Hymes, 1944.
Lithograph by Villain; bust portrait in uniform, hatless. Lithograph by Villain; bust portrait in uniform, hatless. Upright medium folio; margins intact; foxing. New York, Maurice Sloog, 1949.
4th in collection of 98 original watercolor and gouache drawings of Austrian (including Hungarian, Grenz and allied peoples) uniforms; standing figure of cavalry officer in white uniform, black-plumed hat, facing right. 4th in collection of 98 original watercolor and gouache drawings of Austrian (including Hungarian, Grenz and allied peoples) uniforms; standing figure of cavalry officer in white uniform, black-plumed hat, facing right. Unbound; in red cloth slipcase, white leather label stamped gold; some foxed or slightly soiled. New York, Walter Schatzki, 1952.
32nd in collection of 67 matted plates; 2 standing figures of Bohemian and Latvian peasant women in conversation, outdoors; 1st in light blue cape and yellow striped smock, 2nd in buff jacket, heavy skirt. 32nd in collection of 67 matted plates; 2 standing figures of Bohemian and Latvian peasant women in conversation, outdoors; 1st in light blue cape and yellow striped smock, 2nd in buff jacket, heavy skirt. In folio mats, unbound; in black leatherette portfolio stamped gold on front cover "Basset. Troupes Etrangères"; clean, some plates trimmed. No. 32. Paris, Ordonneau sale, 1970.
Portrait of Boeu, holding rifle with bayonet. Insignia tattoed on his chest Portrait of Boeu, holding rifle with bayonet. Insignia tattoed on his chest Gift of the artist, 1996 Caddell trained in a topographical unit at Mitchell Field, Long Island, NY. He served with the Army Air Corps in New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan from 1944 until 1946.
One of a collection of 4 engraved plates by Bolswert after Vinckboons of narrative scenes. 'Plate 2: Soldiers forcing their way into a cottage; a peasant woman and her child standing at left, a village in background; after David Vinckboons; first state before number. 1610' -- British Museum. One of a collection of 4 engraved plates by Bolswert after Vinckboons of narrative scenes. 'Plate 2: Soldiers forcing their way into a cottage; a peasant woman and her child standing at left, a village in background; after David Vinckboons; first state before number. 1610' -- British Museum. From a set of four titled 'Boereverdriet (Horrors of War to the Peasants)' showing the horrors of war inflicted upon the peasants, after designs by David Vinckboons.
One of a group of 4 engraved plates by Bolswert after Vinckboons of narrative scenes. 'Plate 3: Humble interior with a peasant family threatened by soldiers, a woman fleeing at right while her husband is begging in foreground, the soldiers and two ladies eating and drinking at a set table; after David Vinckboons; first state before number. 1610' -- British Museum. One of a group of 4 engraved plates by Bolswert after Vinckboons of narrative scenes. 'Plate 3: Humble interior with a peasant family threatened by soldiers, a woman fleeing at right while her husband is begging in foreground, the soldiers and two ladies eating and drinking at a set table; after David Vinckboons; first state before number. 1610' -- British Museum. From a set of four titled Boereverdriet (Horrors of War to the Peasants) showing the horrors of war inflicted upon the peasants, after designs by David Vinckboons -- British Museum
One of a collection of 4 engraved plates by Boëtius Adamsz Bolswert after Vinckboons of narrative scenes. 'Plate 1: Peasants chasing soldiers out of their cottage, armed with agricultural tools, a woman holding a spear in foreground; after David Vinckboons; second state with number. 1610' -- British Museum. One of a collection of 4 engraved plates by Boëtius Adamsz Bolswert after Vinckboons of narrative scenes. 'Plate 1: Peasants chasing soldiers out of their cottage, armed with agricultural tools, a woman holding a spear in foreground; after David Vinckboons; second state with number. 1610' -- British Museum. From a set of four titled Boereverdriet (Horrors of War to the Peasants) showing the horrors of war inflicted upon the peasants, after designs by David Vinckboons -- British Museum
One of a collection of 4 engraved plates by Bolswert after Vinckboons of narrative scenes. 'Plate 4: Peasants merry-making with soldiers in front of their cottage, seated around a table and eating and drinking, soldiers playing cards at right ; after David Vinckboons; first state before number. 1610' -- British Museum. One of a collection of 4 engraved plates by Bolswert after Vinckboons of narrative scenes. 'Plate 4: Peasants merry-making with soldiers in front of their cottage, seated around a table and eating and drinking, soldiers playing cards at right ; after David Vinckboons; first state before number. 1610' -- British Museum. From a set of four titled 'Boereverdriet (Horrors of War to the Peasants)' showing the horrors of war inflicted upon the peasants, after designs by David Vinckboons.
Original wash drawing signed and dated by Schönberg; cavalry and artillery marching on country road, farmhand watching in left foreground, woman and child waving from house in right background. Original wash drawing signed and dated by Schönberg; cavalry and artillery marching on country road, farmhand watching in left foreground, woman and child waving from house in right background. Drawn for the Illustrated London News, 1899. New York, Rockman Prints, 1950. title provided by cataloger
2nd in pair of crude sketches (this one watercolor) signed by Manners; mounted Boer in semi-military dress, holding rifle. 2nd in pair of crude sketches (this one watercolor) signed by Manners; mounted Boer in semi-military dress, holding rifle. Oblong, matted together; margins; yellowed. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1954.
Original unsigned watercolor; mounted uniform figure of officer in foreground, toweers of town in left distance, figures of mounted soldiers in right background. Original unsigned watercolor; mounted uniform figure of officer in foreground, toweers of town in left distance, figures of mounted soldiers in right background. Upright; no margins; left margin damaged. Title provided by cataloger.
One of a collection of 44 original signed watercolors of uniform figures, insignia and flags by Herbert Knötel d. J. Figure in khaki with knife. One of a collection of 44 original signed watercolors of uniform figures, insignia and flags by Herbert Knötel d. J. Figure in khaki with knife. Field gray portfolio stamped gold. Washington, D.C., H. Wandrus, 1967.
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