German & Austro-Hungarian Military Uniforms – Cavalry, Infantry, Artillery, 1890

German & Austro-Hungarian Army Uniforms – Cavalry, Infantry & Officers, c.1890 Set of four antique hand-coloured lithograph prints depicting late 19th-century German and Austro-Hung...

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...

Ten 19th century, original watercolors of French soldiers in custom wood frames reduced from $3800

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...