Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Das bettelnde Soldatenweib, Kupferstich von Daniel Chodowiecki, 1764

SYW camp follower 
Here, a soldier's wife dressed in her fallen husband's uniform jacket and hat, begs for alms while holding her newborn. Etching by Daniel Chodowiecki

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Shawnee War Chief Blue Jacket by Doug Hall

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