Military. Cordwainers Ward. Volunteer. Prime & Load illustration  E-mail this product to a friend

Cordwainers Ward. Loyal Volunteer of London soldier. Prime & Load 1st loading motion.
"At the motion the Firelock is by the left hand, dropped within two Inches of the ground, the Butt feeling the calf of the leg, the Cartridge is brought to the muzzle & emptied by turning the back of the hand inward with the thumb on the ramrod."

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).