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The image shows a person standing upright. They are holding a rifle and resting one arm on their hip. The person has a short hairstyle covered by a cap with a decorative element. They wear a military uniform with a sash, boots, tight-fitting trousers, and a sheathed sword. The backdrop includes a building, a flag, a body of water with a boat, and another figure. The ground appears grassy.
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The image shows a person standing upright. They are holding a rifle and resting one arm on their hip. The person has a short hairstyle covered by a cap with a decorative element. They wear a military uniform with a sash, boots, tight-fitting trousers, and a sheathed sword. The backdrop includes a building, a flag, a body of water with a boat, and another figure. The ground appears grassy.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A private Marine of Col. Fourgeoud's Corps

William Blake after John Gabriel Stedman

Date
1793
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 27.7 × 20.2 cm (10 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.1829
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Stedman's "Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition"

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Costume
  • Gun
  • Hat
  • Sword
  • Man

NGA object ID 4987. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.