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- Creator:
- Tomkins, Charles, 1757-1823, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1 December 1799]
- Call Number:
- 799.12.01.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- 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., and Mounted to 35.2 x 23.4 cm; mounted on board to 36 x 28 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. as the act directs, Decr. 1, 1799, for the proprietors by Egerton, Whitehall
- Subject (Geographic):
- Norfolk (England)
- Subject (Name):
- Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807. and Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Militia, Army, Volunteers, Military officers, Military uniforms, Cavalry, and Military training
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > 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]