Hessian Collection

Toot Mill, Toot Hill, Essex - William Brown MacDougall
Oil on Hessian 87.6 x 99.1

Hesse - Princess Alice and her children
Princess Alice of Great Britain, third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843 -1878), pictured with her husband, Ludwig (Louis) IV

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Hessian soldiers sold by their duke to the British to fight in the American Revolution, 1770s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Princesses Victoria and Elisabeth of Hesse
The two elder daughters of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and Grand Duke Ludwig (Louis) of Hesse. On the left is Princess Victoria (1863-1950)

Princesses Alice and Vicky
Queen Victorias two eldest daughters: on the right, Vicky, Princess Royal, Crown Princess, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901) and Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878)

Minehead Hobby Horse
MINEHEAD HOBBY HORSE Seen here at the opening procession of Sidmouth Folk Week. The horse is made from painted hessian, cloth strips & has a painted mask face

Women carrying hessian sacks
2602689 Women carrying hessian sacks; (add.info.: Women from Bermondsey, London, carrying hessian sacks they have made at home to the sack warehouse where they will be paid for their work)

Brunswick Dragoon Officer's Sword
3031473 Brunswick Dragoon Officer's Sword; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, Brunswick (Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel)

Brunswick Dragoon's cartridge box and shoulder strap
3032578 Brunswick Dragoon's cartridge box and shoulder strap; Private Collection; (add.info.: Brunswick Dragoon's cartridge box and shoulder strap-Fought at Bennington and Saratoga in 1777)

Detail of Ansbach-Bayreuth color captured at Yorktown
3032474 Detail of Ansbach-Bayreuth color captured at Yorktown; West Point Museum, New York, USA; (add.info.: American Revolution)

Brunswick Dragoon Officer's Sword
3031471 Brunswick Dragoon Officer's Sword; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, Brunswick (Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel)

Brunswick Grenadier Cap captured at the Battle of Bennington 1777
3031281 Brunswick Grenadier Cap captured at the Battle of Bennington 1777; Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, MA., USA; (add.info.: American Revolution)

Brunswick Soldier's Cartridge box badge
3031318 Brunswick Soldier's Cartridge box badge; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, Brunswick (German State that sent troops here along with the Hessians)

Hessian Jager Rifle Made by Pistor Dated 1769
3031317 Hessian Jager Rifle Made by Pistor Dated 1769; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, Hesse-Cassel flintlock Jager Rifle Made by Pistor Dated 1769); © Don Troiani

Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer, Red Bank New Jersey
3031472 Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer, Red Bank New Jersey; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer)

Inscription on blade of Hessian officer's sword
3031192 Inscription on blade of Hessian officer's sword; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, Inscription on blade of Hessian officer's sword); © Don Troiani

Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution
3031251 Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution of the Regiment Von Knyphausen which was)

Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution
3031449 Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution of the Regiment Von Knyphausen which was)

Brunswick sergeant's partizan and officer's spontoon
3031236 Brunswick sergeant's partizan and officer's spontoon.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Brunswick (Braunschweig )sergeant's partizan and officer's spontoon

Brunswick silver & gilt officers gorget of the type worn at Saratoga in 1777
3031369 Brunswick silver & gilt officers gorget of the type worn at Saratoga in 1777; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution)

Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer, Red Bank New Jersey
3031452 Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer, Red Bank New Jersey; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer)

Brunswick drum captured at the Battle of Bennington
3032356 Brunswick drum captured at the Battle of Bennington; Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, MA., USA; (add.info.: American Revolution)

Andiron (Marching Hessian), 1935/1942. Creator: Parker Cushman
Andiron (Marching Hessian), 1935/1942

"Earth filled with Spring", propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1970 (colour litho)
RDA78557 "Earth filled with Spring", propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1970 (colour litho) by Chinese School (20th century) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Golden Retriever puppy, 6 weeks, amongst gourds, Illinois, USA

The old town hall in the city centre, Fulda, Hesse, Germany
administration building, administrative building, administrative buildings, architectural photograph, architectural style, architectural styles, architectural view, building, buildings, center

View of the town of Homburg from the Hoehe, today Bad Homburg, Germany, historical
1900s, 19th-century, bath, baths, children, cities, city portrait, city scape, city view, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's, facing, frg, german

The Elisabeth Fountain with the Trinkhalle in Bad Homburg, Germany, historical
1900s, 19th-century, architectural photograph, architectural view, bath, baths, britain, british, building, buildings, children, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, europe's, fountains, frg

Kassel in the Middle Ages, Hesse, Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, cities, city panorama, city portrait, city scape, city view, colonisation, colonization, colonizations, contemporary

Town centre with St. Mary's Church, Barbarossa town of Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig district, Hesse, Germany
barbarossa, barbarossa city, church building, churches, cities, city center, city centre, deserted, downtown, emperors, europe's, frederick i, frg, gelnhausen, german, german federal republic

Scene from the old town, Barbarossa town of Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig district, Hesse, Germany
barbarossa, barbarossa city, cities, city center, city centre, deserted, downtown, emperors, europe's, frederick i, frg, gelnhausen, german, german federal republic, hesse, hessen, hessia

Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 viewed from below on landing approach, Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
747, aeroplane, aeroplanes, air, aircraft, airliner, airliners, airplanes, am, approach, back-light, back-lighting, back-lit, backlight, backlighting, backlit, boeing, brakes, commercial, complete

Traditional Pentecost celebrations in Hesse, Germany (chromolitho)
2788734 Traditional Pentecost celebrations in Hesse, Germany (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Traditional Pentecost celebrations in Hesse, Germany)

Cotton Green in Colaba, a suburb of Bombay, India (photo)
5999834 Cotton Green in Colaba, a suburb of Bombay, India (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton Green in Colaba, a suburb of Bombay, India)

Officer of the Hessian Regiment Erb Prinz, 1776 (oil on canvas)
3502631 Officer of the Hessian Regiment Erb Prinz, 1776 (oil on canvas) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Whirligig: Hessian Soldier, c. 1937. Creator: Mina Lowry
Whirligig: Hessian Soldier, c. 1937

Costume - Loungers 1820
Bond Street Loungers wear: strapped trousers, hessian boots, greatcoat, frock coat, top hats, buttonhole, coats cut-away at the front & one man dressed all in black. Date: 1820

FRENCH & ENGLISH FENCE FRENCH & ENGLISH FENCE
An English and French soldier stand en garde, wearing full military dress. Date: 1805

MAN OF 1790S
Fanciful Edwardian depiction of costume of the 1820s but looking somewhat earlier: coat described as a Jean-de- Bry, many fob ribbons, hessian boots, tall crowned hat. Date: early 19th century

The mortally wounded Colonel Johann Rall presenting his sword to General Washington during the surrender of Hessian
TRENTON: SURRENDER, 1776. The mortally wounded Colonel Johann Rall presenting his sword to General Washington during the surrender of Hessian forces to the Continental Army at the Battle of Trenton

Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (1870 -1873), haemophiliac son of Princess Alice of Great Britain and Grand Duke Ludwig of Hesse

Prince Maurice Of Battenberg, 1891 - 1914. Youngest Grandchild Of Queen Victoria, Killed In Action 1914. From La Esfera, 1914

Autumn Foliage At Hessian Lake, Bear Mountain State Park; Bear Mountain, New York, United States Of America

Potash slag heap near Fulda, Neuhof, Hesse, Germany, Europe

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General Benedict Arnold wounded at the Battle of Saratoga, New York, 1777. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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British and Hessian soldiers in the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Hessian troops in the British army take the field in a reenactment of the surrender at Yorktown Battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph of a National Park Service event on the actual field of

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Wounded Hessian Colonel Rahl surrenders Trenton to George Washington, December 1776. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Hessian: A Journey Through History and Culture From the picturesque landscapes of Toot Mill in Essex to the heroic Battle of Bennington, it has left its mark on history. This captivating region, known for its rich heritage and diverse attractions, offers a glimpse into centuries past. In Toot Hill, Essex, William Brown MacDougall's legacy lives on as his mill stands tall against the backdrop of rolling hills. The sound of rushing water echoes through time, reminding us of an era when mills were at the heart of rural communities. Across the Atlantic Ocean, Brigadier General John Stark led American forces to victory in the Battle of Bennington. Alonzo Chappel's steel engraving immortalizes this momentous event that shaped America's fight for independence. But Hessian is not just about battles and war; it also holds tales of royalty and elegance. Princess Alice and her children grace our imagination with their regal presence in Hesse. The princesses Victoria and Elisabeth enchant us with their grace and beauty alongside Princesses Alice and Vicky. Delving deeper into Hessian culture reveals intriguing traditions like Minehead Hobby Horse—a fascinating spectacle that brings joy to locals and visitors alike, and is a reminder that even amidst historical events, there are moments for celebration and revelry. The old town hall in Fulda takes us back to a bygone era where architecture tells stories untold. Its grandeur stands as a testament to Fulda's significance throughout history—a place where decisions were made that shaped destinies. Venturing further into Bad Homburg unveils breathtaking sights such as the view from Hoehe—an awe-inspiring panorama that captures both nature's beauty and human ingenuity. The Elisabeth Fountain with Trinkhalle transports us back in time while offering respite from modern-day worries. Kassel beckons with its medieval charm—an invitation to explore cobblestone streets lined with centuries-old buildings.