A View of the British Army / On the Present Establishment / 1803 / Dedicated by Permission to His Royal Highness The Duke of York
aquatint, coloured, print
Accession Number
NAM.1963-10-228-1
Description
A View of the British Army / On the Present Establishment / 1803 / Dedicated by Permission to His Royal Highness The Duke of York. Coloured aquatint, nd. No 2 of a pair. Published by Charles Philip de Bosset, Swiss Regiment of Meuron, 1803. Shows a schema of coat and facing colours for individual regiments of cavalry, infantry, artillery and other units, with four vignettes showing 14 full length figures in uniform. At centre top, a trophy of arms and flags around the monarch’s initials. Print and schema by Lowry after Charles Philip de Bosset; figures by A Cardon after J A Atkinson; text by Vincent after Hodgkinson.
Campaigns
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Units