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Austrian Uniforms in Lithographs by F. Gerasch

E. Gerasch, The Austrian Army from Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, to Franz Josef I, Emperor of Austria. Plate series 1-152. Plates in vivid and partly egg-white heightened coloring. Vienna, at L. T. Neumann. Circa 1854.

Below is a selection of the original plates.

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Staff trumpeter (2).

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Pickier's = pikemen (3).

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Musketeer and cuirassier officer (4).

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Chevaulegers (6).

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Artillerist (7).

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650 (8).

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Infantryman.

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Lieutenant of the infantry (13).

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Trumpeter (14).

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Ensign (15).

The Austrian Army from 1620 - 1650. Drummer and fifer (16).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Ernst Count Rüdiger von Starhemberg. City commander in Vienna (17).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Grenadier (18).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Artillery (19).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Infantryman (20).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Eugene, Prince of Savoy, k.k. Field Marshal (21).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Cuirassier (22).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Grenadier (24).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Hussar (25).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Transport service (26).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Flag officer (27).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Jaeger (28).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Staff trumpeter (29).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Staff trumpeter (29).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Infantry (30).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Grenadier (31).

The Austrian Army from 1683 - 1748. Artillerist (32).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Jos. Franz Moritz Count Laszy, Field Marshal (33).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Artillerist (34).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Hussar (35).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Chevaux-Legers (36).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Pontooner (39).

German fusilier and grenadier (40).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1788. Hungarian infantry (officer) 41.

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Hungarian infantry (private) 42.

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Drummer (44).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Miner.

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Pontooner (47).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. Pioneer (49).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. National border artillery-infantry (50).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. National border hussar (51).

The Austrian Army from 1750 - 1790. National border sharpshooter (52).

The Austrian Army from 1790. Hungarian grenadier-musketeer (54).

The Austrian Army from 1790 - 1809. Pioneer - sapper - engineer (59).

The Austrian Army from 1790 - 1809. Infantry (60).

The Austrian Army from 1790 - 1809. Border cordon.

The Austrian Army from 1790 - 1809. Czaikist (62).

The Austrian Army from 1790 - 1809. Standard-bearer (63).

The Austrian Army from 1790 - 1809. Drummer (64).

The Austrian Army from 1790 - 1809. Border cordon (65).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Artillery (71).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Hungarian infantry (72).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Josef Freiherr von Stipsigs. Field Marshal Lieutenant (73).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Pioneer (74).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Dragoon (75).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Military transport service (76).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Pontooner (78).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. German infantry (79).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Hussar (80).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Cuirassier (81).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Harness and Remount Department. Sergeant (82).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Grenadier-German (83).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Jaeger (84).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. National border infantry (86).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Military border cordon (87).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Border garrison battalion (88).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Chevaux-Leger (90).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. Artillery (91).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Drummer (94).

The Austrian Army from 1809 - 1835. War navy-infantry-artillery (92).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. National border infantry (95).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Artillery (96).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Infantry (Hungarian) 98.

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Infantry (German) 99.

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Grenadier (Hungarian) 100.

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Grenadier (German) Surgeon (101).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Miner (102).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Sapper (103).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Pontooner (105).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Transport service (107).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Border cordon.

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Remount Department. Sergeant (112).

The Austrian Army from 1835 - 1848. Chevaulegers.

The Austrian Army. Infantry - Hungarian (135).

The Austrian Army. Border infantry garrison infantry (144).

The Austrian Army - Military dress-economy administration (146)

The Austrian Army. Staff surgeon - medical corps (149).

The Austrian Army. Military officials. Auditor - field war commissary (150).

The Austrian Army. Border infantry (151).

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