Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Sandby Redcoats

Gregory Unwin found this brilliant image of redcoats from the 1760s.

1 comment:

  1. That is great! It reminds me of the Morier painting of the Grenadier of the 31st Foot getting fresh with a housewife. Shameless ribaldry!

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