Officer of the Royal Horse Artillery, British Army, 1800s

Officer of the Royal Horse Artillery, British Army, 1800s. In light cavalry uniform of Tarleton helmet, blue jacket with gold lace, white breeches and boots. He uses a sabre to instruct gunners. Officier d'Artillerie a cheval. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B. Eyries L'Angleterre ou Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Anglais, England: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the English, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1821. Jean-Baptiste Eyries - (1767-1846) was a - French - geographer, author and translator

Blue Jacket Breeches British Army England Or Costumes Ethnography Folk Costume Gunners J-b. Eyries Jean-baptiste Eyries Langleterre Ou Costumes Librairie De Gide Fils Manners And Mores Of The English Moeurs Et Usages Des Anglais Napoleonic Wars Sabre Traditional Costume William Alexander

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