‘Private Drilling’, 1798 (c)
engraving, coloured, engraving
Accession Number
NAM.1987-10-37-1
Description
‘Private Drilling’, 1798 (c). Coloured engraving by T Rowlandson, 1798. Numbered XIV. Caricature of an overweight private in a tobacconist shop, standing before a recruiting sergeant and drummer. Published by London und Paris, a German magazine published in Weimar. Between 1798 and 1815, the magazine published popular caricatures from London and Paris for its 1300 German subscribers. Associated with Wars of the French Revolution, Home Defence (1793-1802).
Campaigns
Wars of the French Revolution, Home Defence (1793-1802)
