Artist/Maker
Charles MacKubin Lefferts
(American, 1873 – 1923)
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Hessian Private, Erb Prinz Fusileer Regiment of Hesse-Cassel
ca. 1910
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Overall: 14 7/8 × 9 3/8 in. (37.8 × 23.8 cm)
Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (48.9 × 35.9 cm)
Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (48.9 × 35.9 cm)
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
1921.117
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.
SignedSigned at lower right in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"
InscribedInscribed along upper edge: "Erb Prinz (Fusileer) Regt. 1776-83. Hessian A Private"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Charles MacKubin Lefferts
ca. 1910
1923.154
Charles MacKubin Lefferts
ca. 1910
1921.112
Charles MacKubin Lefferts
ca. 1912
1923.162