To the most noble George Marquis of Townshend, the officers and gentlemen of the Norfolk Rangers, this portrait and representation of their uniform is inscribed by the proprietors [graphic]

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Title: To the most noble George Marquis of Townshend, the officers and gentlemen of the Norfolk Rangers, this portrait and representation of their uniform is inscribed by the proprietors [graphic]
Creator: Tomkins, Charles, 1757-1823, printmaker, artist
Contributor: Egerton, Thomas (Bookseller), publisher.
Published / Created: [1 December 1799]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. as the act directs, Decr. 1, 1799, for the proprietors by Egerton, Whitehall
Abstract: "A mounted officer of the Norfolk rangers, his blued sword drawn, a Tarleton helmet on his head, in green uniform with black facings and silver lace, a sword-belt across his chest and a sash about his waist, other members of the corps exercising in the fields beyond, the colours of the regiment below."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from dedication etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Plate from: The British volunteer, or, A General History of the formation and establishment of the Volunteer and associated corps ... London : Printed by C. Whittingham ...; and published by T. Egerton ..., 1799.
Mounted to 35.2 x 23.4 cm; mounted on board to 36 x 28 cm.
Provenance: Gift of Sharon Townshend, Cynthia Townshend-Lacock, C. Hervey Townshend, Nancy Townshend-Vess, and Timothy K. Townshend; June 2021.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 27 x 19.2 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English