Isandhlwana - A painting of a group of men in uniform
Battle of Isandhlwana (1879) Natal, South Africa Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Wolfe by J.S.C. Schaak - Public domain portrait painting
James Wolfe Work given to the National Portrait Gallery, London in 1858. See source website for additional information. This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, Lond... More
Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker
This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch have been confirmed as author died before 1939 according to the... More
Royal Horse Guards William Ranken
William Ranken, Trooper of Royal Horse Guards, in Stable Dress; National Army Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/trooper-of-royal-horse-guards-in-stable-dress-183033
Henry Robins - HM Troopship ‘Crocodile’, in the Spithead Channel, 1880...
HM Troopship Crocodile, in the Spithead Channel passing Fort Gilkicker Public domain image of a British navy ship, steamship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Captain-General of the Englis...
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Captain-General of the English forces and Master-General of the Ordnance, 1702 (c), attributed to Michael Dahl, after Godfrey Kneller. This painting is in the collectio... More
The Death of Coll. Moorhouse, at the Storming of Bangalore
The Death of Coll. Moorhouse, at the Storming of Bangalore
George Knapton - General John, 2nd Duke of Montagu
John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690-1749)
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell in armour (by Robert Walker)
This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch have been confirmed as author died before 1939 according to the... More
Rex Whistler - Self-Portrait in Welsh Guards Uniform 1940 cropped
Self-Portrait in Welsh Guards Uniform, May 1940
Rex Whistler - Self-Portrait in Welsh Guards Uniform 1940
Self-Portrait in Welsh Guards Uniform, May 1940
The Relief of Ladysmith by John Henry Frederick Bacon
Meeting of the defenders and the relief column during the raising of the siege of Ladysmith on 28 February 1900 during the Second Boer war
WilliamHenryDukeOfGloucesterThomasGainsborough, Portrait painting
Gainsborough, Thomas; HRH William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1743-1805); National Army Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/hrh-william-henry-1st-duke-of-gloucester-17431805-182673
Battle of Assaye2, 19th century painting
detail Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sir Godfrey Kneller - 1st Duke of Marlborough
Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) Public domain photograph of 18th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
George II at Dettingen - Public domain scenic painting
Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
George II Wootton 1743 - Public domain portrait painting
Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
General Jean Louis Ligonier, in the uniform of Colonel of the Royal Re...
General Jean Louis Ligonier, in the uniform of Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards.
Francis Cotes - Francis Smith coat of arms
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, leader of the British forces at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
18 June 1815 – Victory at Waterloo – "About ten o'clock, ..."
Sunday 18 June 1815, at night, about 10 o'clock. About ten o'clock, at a short distance before reaching La Belle-Alliance, the Duke, aided by a clouded moon, descried a group of mounted officers making toward... More
Battle of Albuhera, by William Barnes Wollen
This work depicts a scene from the Battle of Albuera on 16 May 1811. Fought during the Peninsular War (1808-1814), the engagement saw the 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) deployed with Major-Genera... More
Cawse-soldat - A painting of a group of people in a room
"A Soldier Relating his Exploits"; oil on panel, 48 x 60 cm, at National Army Museum
Colonel James Skinner CB, 1st Regiment of Local Horse, 1836
Colonel James Skinner CB, 1st Regiment of Local Horse, Oil on canvas by an unknown artist, a copy of the portrait by William Melville, 1836, in the vestry of St James's Church, Delhi. The Anglo-Indian soldier ... More
Etty Guardsman Higgins - A painting of a naked man holding a stick
Français : Académie d'homme assis (le garde Higgins) de William Etty. National Army Museum, Londres.
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, KG GCB - Google Art Project
Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
General Sir Charles Asgill - Public domain portrait painting
This picture of General Sir Charles Asgill is a mezzotint by Charles Turner after the original oil on canvas painted by Sir Thomas Phillips and exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, in 1822. The current locat... More
Body armor, James II (1685) - Public domain portrait painting
King James II (1633-1701) portrayed in his role as head of the Army, wearing a General Officer's State coat
John Manners, Marquess of Granby c 1765
Caption from the museum's website Hot-headed and known for his heavy drinking, the Marquess of Granby (1721-1770) also acquired a reputation for courage and leadership during the Seven Years War (1756-1763).... More
Lieutenant (later Brigadier-General Sir) Henry Montgomery Lawrence (18...
Millington, James Heath; Lieutenant (later Brigadier-General Sir) Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857); National Army Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/lieutenant-later-brigadier-general-sir-henry-montgom... More
Major (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) James John Hugonin (1782–1854), 4th ...
Major (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) James John Hugonin (1782–1854), 4th Light Dragoons (with his black trumpeter, two troopers and the regiment beyond) Date c.1820 Medium oil on canvas Measurements H 75.1 x W 63... More
Major George Cunningham (1783-1838), 7th Bengal Native Infantry, Comma...
Major George Cunningham (1783-1838), 7th Bengal Native Infantry, Commanding 2nd Corps Rohilla Cavalry, 1820. Oil on canvas by James Howe (1780-1836). After initial service with the 1st Battalion 7th Bengal Nat... More
Robert Home - The Death of Colonel Moorhouse at the Storming of the Pe...
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sir Henry McMahon by John Collier
Portrait painting of Sir Henry McMahon (1862–1949). Public domain photograph of 20th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Stroehling Wellington NAM 2151 - Public domain scenic painting
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, KG, GCB, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), 1820
Thomas Jones Barker The Capitulation of Kars 1855
In June 1855, during the Crimean War (1854–1856), Kars, a city in north-eastern Turkey, was besieged by a Russian army of 25,000 men. Demoralised by their defeats at the hands of the Russians, the Turks left t... More
Camp at Boulair. Gulf of Saros. 10 miles from Gallipoli, 1854 (c) NAM....
'Camp at Boulair. Gulf of Saros. 10 miles from Gallipoli', 1854 (c) Watercolour by Second Lieutenant William Thomas Markham (1830-1886), 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, 1854 (c). Soldiers from the Rifle Brigade s... More
Siege of Badajoz, by Richard Caton Woodville Jr
"The Devil's Own" 88th Regiment at the Siege of Badajoz. Watercolour en grisaille by Richard Caton Woodville Jr. (1856-1927)
Battle of Blenheim (1704)@01
Public domain image of a military forces, uniform, officer, military commander, European armies, free to use, no copyright restrictions -Picryl description
George III and the Prince of Wales Reviewing Troops (1798)
King George III and the Prince of Wales Reviewing the 3rd (or The Prince Of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards and the 10th (Or The Prince Of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, 1797 (c)
Edward Penny - Marquess of Granby 1721-70 relieving a sick soldier c.1...
Deutsch: Der Marquess of Granby hilft einem kranken Soldaten English: Marquess of Granby relieving a sick soldier
Amba Alaji, near Atilla, Abyssinia by Cornelius Francis (Frank) James
Amba Alaji, near Atilla, Abyssinia by Cornelius Francis (Frank) James, 1868, watercolor, National Army Museum, London
The Chetta Ravine, Abyssinia by Lt. Cornelius Francis (Frank) James
The Chetta Ravine, Abyssinia by Cornelius Francis (Frank) James, 1868, National Army Museum, London
The Prison, Magdala by Captain Cornelius Francis James
The Prison, Magdala by Captain Cornelius Francis James, Bombay Staff Corps, 1868, watercolor, National Army Museum, London
Storming of the Gateway, Magdala by Cornelius Francis James
Storming of the Gateway, Magdala by Cornelius Francis James, 1868, watercolor, National Army Museum, London
King Theodore taken soon after death at Magdala by Captain Cornelius F...
King Theodore taken soon after death, the original drawing done by me at Magdala by Captain Cornelius Francis (Frank) James, 1868, watercolor, National Army Museum, London
1st Regiment of Skinner's Horse returning from a General Review, 1828
'The 1st Regiment of Skinner's Horse returning from a General Review'. Watercolour on European paper, by Ghulam Ali Khan, Delhi, 1828. James Skinner's cavalry regiment was famous for its horsemanship and skil... More
Bengal Army Troops, 1785
Bengal Army Troops, Watercolour on European paper, by a Company artist, 1785. This early painting is typical in showing examples of different ranks and regiments in the Bengal Army: a golandaz (artillery priva... More
Bengal Native Cavalry, 1788
Bengal Army Troops, Watercolour on European paper, by a Company artist, 1785. The experience of fighting the skilled horsemen of the Marathas in the late 18th and early 19th centuries taught the East India Com... More
Colonel James Skinner holding a Regimental Durbar, 1827
Colonel James Skinner CB, 1st Regiment of Local Horse, holding a Regimental Durbar, 1827. Watercolour on European paper, by Ghulam Ali Khan, Delhi, 1827. The Anglo-Indian soldier James Skinner (1778-1841) was ... More
Exterior view of St James's Church, Delhi, 1836
Exterior view of St James's Church, Delhi', 1836. Watercolour on European paper, by a Company artist, Delhi. The Anglo-Indian soldier James Skinner (1778-1841) was the son of a Scottish officer in the East Ind... More
Golundaz, Horse Artillery and Sowar, Light Cavalry, 1835
Golundaz, Horse Artillery and Sowar, Light Cavalry. Watercolour on European paper by a Company artist, Tanjore, 1835. A 'golundaz' was an Indian gunner. The term translates as a thrower of balls, from the Pers... More
Indian Officer, Bengal Army, 1805
Indian Officer, Bengal Army, Watercolour on European paper, by a Company artist, 1805. This Indian officer wears gold rather than white beads around his neck, and trousers rather than shorts, showing that he ... More
Lance Naik, 66th Bengal Native Infantry (Volunteers), 1842
Lance Naik, 66th Bengal Native Infantry (Volunteers), 1842. Oil on paper by Ensign Alex Hunter (1825-1874), 30th Madras Native Infantry. National Army Museum Collection, London: NAM Accession Number 1965-11-68-1
Method of attack with the musket when meeting the enemy head on, 1824
Rules for the Manoeuvres of the Hindustani Musket Cavalry. Watercolour on Oriental paper, by a Company artist, Delhi, 1824. Colonel James Skinner's personal manual of cavalry manoeuvres was produced for his of... More
Positions for the manoeuvre of the regiment from a column to a line, 1...
Positions for the manoeuvre of the regiment from a column to a line, from The Book of Rules for the Manoeuvres of the Hindustani Musket Cavalry formed by Colonel James Skinner Sahib Bahadur, 1824. Gouache wate... More
Regiment formed in line, from the Book of Rules for the Manoeuvres of ...
The regiment formed in line from The Book of rules for the Manoeuvres of the Hindustani Musket Cavalry formed by Colonel James Skinner Sahib Bahadur, 1824. Gouache watercolour, provisionally attributed to the ... More
Sepoy of Madras Native Infantry and his wife, 1810
Sepoy of Madras Native Infantry and his wife, Watercolour on European paper, by a Company artist, 1810. By 1810 there were 46 regiments of Madras Native Infantry in existence alongside three regiments of Euro... More
Sepoy, Madras Army, 1835
Sepoy, Madras Army, Gouache on mica by a Company artist, Trichinopoly, 1835.The Madras Army sepoy wears a uniform very similar to that worn by a British infantryman of the period, a red coatee and white trouse... More
Sowar of Rohilla Cavalry, 1815
Sowar of Rohilla Cavalry, Watercolour on European paper, by a Company artist, 1815. The Rohillas were a tough, tribal, Muslim people originally from Afghanistan. They lived by breeding and trading horses. Well... More
Sowar, Madras Cavalry, 1835
Sowar, Madras Cavalry, Gouache on mica by a Company artist, Trichinopoly, 1835. In 1835 there were ten regiments of light cavalry on the strength of the Madras Army, all of whom wore blue uniforms with orange... More
Battle of Abu Klea, William Barnes Wollen
Français : Bataille d'Abu Klea. Huile sur toile.
Battle of Assaye
Close up of Arthur Wellesley Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dernier carre de la Garde - gen Hill
Français : Le général Hill exhortant la garde impériale à se rendre English: General Hill invites the last remnants of French Imperial Guard to surrender. Remembered moment of the battle.
Battle of Abu Klea, William Barnes Wollen (cropped 1to1 portrait)
Français : Bataille d'Abu Klea. Huile sur toile.