Military. Bermondsey Volunteer. Front Rank Kneeling. Make Ready print  E-mail this product to a friend

Bermondsey Loyal Volunteer. Front Rank Kneeling: Make Ready.
"At the word, Ready, the right hand catches the firelock by the small of the Butt, & the left by the swell of the stock, the same moment the right knee & the Butt are firmly dropped to the ground, the Butt close to the left foot, the right hand holding the lock by the hammer & cock."

Reproduction Print from an aquatint designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827), for Loyal Volunteers of London & Environs, Infantry & Cavalry, in their respective Uniforms,
Representing the whole of the Manual, Platoon, & Funeral Exercises in 87 plates, published in London circa 1799 by Rudolf Ackermann. The Volunteer Corps “in moments of alarm and of imminent dangers, so readily and honourably stood forward, at their own expense, to assist the Civil Magistrates, and to preserve the tranquility of the Great and Commercial Emporium; and to defend the Property of their less qualified neighbours from the ruffian hands of interested depredators, and from the malicious schemes of disloyalty.”

Page Size is 325mm x 240mm (approximately 11.75 inches x 9.5 inches). Image size to edge of cream coloured background is 255mm x 205mm (approximately 10 inches x 8 inches).