A Real American Rifle Man.

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  SKU: 102632

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• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

  DATE: 1780

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 3/4 x 4 1/4" (17 x 10.3 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: This British engraving from 1780 offers a full-length portrait of an American rifleman, standing at attention and facing left, dressed in the rough uniform of a Continental soldier. He holds his long rifle in his left hand, symbolizing the colonial marksman's growing reputation for precision and guerrilla warfare. The figure’s cap bears a skull and crossbones above the words “or Liberty,” a stark emblem of defiance, while the cartridge pouch is marked “CC” in reference to the Continental Congress. Originally published in An Impartial History of the War in America (London & Carlisle, 1780), the image reflects both British fascination with and grudging respect for their unconventional adversaries.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Framed

• CONDITION: Good condition, drum mounted, heavily trimmed margins

• REFERENCE: Creswell #240

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Revolutionary War