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Uniforms of the American Revolution: Irish Cavalrymen, 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons, British Army
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Irish Cavalrymen, 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons, British Army
Artist/Maker (American, 1873 – 1923)

Uniforms of the American Revolution: Irish Cavalrymen, 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons, British Army

ca. 1910
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Overall: 14 3/4 × 9 3/8 in. (37.5 × 23.8 cm)
Mat: 19 in. × 14 1/8 in. (48.3 × 35.9 cm)
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
1920.149
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
DescriptionMilitary
SignedSigned at lower left in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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