Sunday 4 September 2011

'Oatmeal for the foxhounds'


We can't talk about the cavalry of the Revwar without talking about that notorious Banastre Tarleton. There's a great website dedicated to him here which has some excellent portraits including this miniature by Richard Cosway.

1 comment:

  1. Dead Link. That "great website" you mention no longer is accessible. Is there any way to resurrect that website you reference, or at least save and archive its material?

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