Antique Print of Generals of the Dutch/Belgian Army 1855-1860, Published in 1900

One nicely hand coloured print of an original serie of 23 plates, showing generals discussing matters. published in 1833. Rare. From a serie of beautiful lithographed plates with Belgian military costumes after Madou and printed by Dero-Becker. Comes from a Belgian military costume album, dedicated to the Belgian King, and financed by subscribers, some 90 Belgian nobility and officers of the Belgian Army...

Antique print, titled: '2e Regiment Lansiers 1841-1849. Limburgsch Bonds-Contingent. Jagers te paard 1842-1849.' - This plate shows the 2nd. Regiment Lanciers (Cavalry) of the Dutch/Belgian army...

Antique print, titled: '4e Regiment Dragonders 1849-1867.' - This plate shows the 4th. Regiment Dragoons of the Dutch army 1849-1867. From ´De uniformen van de Nederlansche Zee- en...

Antique print, titled: '1e Regiment Dragonders 1849-1854.' - This plate shows the 1st. Regiment Dragoons of the Dutch army 1856. From ´De uniformen van de Nederlansche Zee- en Landma...

Lieutenant General is a lithograph by Antonio Zezon. Naples 1855. Interesting colored lithograph which describes a Lieutenant General riding his horse, in great estate. In excellen...

Political Corps of the Army is an original lithograph by Antonio Zezon. Interesting colored lithograph which describes some members of the Army: on the left, a Head of Department ;...

Vintage First World War One Print, Le Poilu. By Charles Johnson Payne " Snaffles" A good Snaffles WWI military print 'Le Poilu'. The main center image is mounted onto the printed re...

PAUL EMILE LÉON PERBOYRE French, 1851-1929 Cuirassiers Sharing Wine with Rural Countryman Oil on canvas signed lower left "Perboyre" Item # 309ULM18A A rich historical painting that captures the heart and reality of the Franco-Prussian conflict, the scene depicts a troop of Cuirassiers stopping for the afternoon in a non-descript field in the French countryside. Presumably the owner of the field, an older man has come out in the heat of the afternoon to greet the soldiers with a basket of wine bottles, offering a glass to the officers while chatting casually with them. Perhaps he is a local guide offering a sense of what the soldiers might expect in the rural countryside, but more likely it is simply a moment of reprieve in the idyllic countryside and a distinct juxtaposition to the intensity and drama of Perboyre's battle scenes. The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was the last use of "cuirassiers" in the French army with uniforms characterized by the distinct helmets known as a "casque à crinière" featuring a plume of horsehair. The cuirassiers wore a breastplate (cuirass) and the red trousers were a standard part of the French military uniform...