The British Navy in 1799: the Uniform Plates of Thomas Rowlandson

In the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt is a small series of 10 images on the English navy circa 1799. This series was drawn by the well-known English painter and draftsman, Thomas Rowlandson. These images were published on 15 February 1799 by R. Ackermann, London.

Since only few uniform series are concerned with naval troops, these images provide a good starting point for studying the unifroms of the largests navy of the time. Rowlandson's caricature style of painting deviated from most uniform studies, but nevertheless they are interesting because they also so show the individuals in a realistic work environment.

These drawings originally appeared on line in German by our partner, Napoleon Online and are used with permission of the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt. Please note that Markus Stein holds the copyright on all of these images.

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