Caption

Uniform of the Heelhaakschutters in Dordrecht, 1783, Uniform of the Heel-Haaks. Militia in Dordrecht, print, The uniform of the Heelhaakschutters in Dordrecht, 1783. In the foreground a standing militiaman in full rigging, in the background the drilling militia. In the margin the title and the coat of arms of the militia., printmaker: Carel Frederik Bendorp (I), Northern Netherlands, after drawing by Johannes Christiaan Bendorp, paper, etching, engraving, hand coloring, etching and engraving, hand-colored, height 234 mm x width 195 mm, (military) uniforms (citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia), drill, military training (citizen soldiery, establishment of drill societies (1783-1786), Dordrecht, Period, A monochrome engraved scene shows a standing man in period clothing wearing a tricorne hat and a long coat with decorative buttons, holding a small stick and looking toward a seated woman who reaches out with one hand; the seated woman wears draped robes and holds a long staff topped with a hat, a wheel rests beside her and an anchor lies near her feet, while objects including barrels, a cannon, shot, oars, a wreath, and a closed book lie on the ground around them with a faint background of clouds and distant ships on water.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A95_381

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Keywords

Uniform Heelhaakschutters Dordrecht 1783 Heel-Haaks Militia print uniform foreground standing militiaman full rigging background drilling militia margin title coat arms militia printmaker Carel Frederik Bendorp I Northern Netherlands drawing Johannes Christiaan Bendorp paper etching engraving hand coloring hand-colored height 234 mm x width 195 mm military uniforms citizen soldiery civil guard citizen militia drill military training establishment drill societies 1783-1786 Period monochrome engraved scene standing man period clothing wearing tricorne hat long coat decorative buttons holding small stick looking seated woman reaches hand wears draped robes holds long staff topped hat wheel rests beside anchor lies near feet objects barrels cannon shot oars wreath closed book lie ground them faint background clouds distant ships water