Don Troiani (American, b.1949)

16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons

Offset lithograph print

Numbered 8/350 to lower left 

Signed to lower right 

Visible 15 7/16 in. x 20 in.

A print of Don Troiani's "16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons, 1777-1778." It shows five soldiers brandishing rifles with bayonets, presumably at one of their settlements. They are all wearing green frocks with red and silver details, plus matching Tarleton helmets. 

This particular regiment of the light dragoons first arrived in America in October 1776, participating throughout its three years abroad in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Crooked Billet, Barren Hill, and Monmouth. It returned to England in the spring of 1779. 

An American traditional academic realistic painter, Don Troiani, is a well-known figure among historians and collectors alike. Known for evocative and historically accurate depictions of the Civil War and Revolutionary War, Troiani’s art exhibits fine craftsmanship and advanced topical research. Troiani took up his studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and New York City’s Art Students League between 1967 and 1971, during which his detailed style of subjects was refined. Using a distinct oil and watercolor approach, his depictions of American soldiers are often outfitted with detailed examples of military uniforms, insignia, and weapons, which reflect the vast amount of research Troiani’s pieces exhibit. As a militaria collector himself, Troiani’s work has been popularly reprinted in mass to serve as educational references in book compilations, illustrated guides, reference materials, and museum and government publications. 

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[Art, Folk Art, Military Art, Etching, Engraving, Lithographs, Prints, Ephemera] [American Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Founding Fathers, Declaration of Independence, Colonial America, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe]