"1st United States Rifle Regiment 1812" Don Troiani War of 1812 Canvas Giclee

Description: WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND COUNTRY THE ARTIST - Don Troiani DON TROIANI is a soul lost in time; a twentieth century artist to whom the life of the common soldier of the Civil War through the mid Eighteenth Century is as familiar and vivid as the surroundings of his Connecticut studio. While there are many other painters who have turned their attention to historical art, none have done so with the enthusiasm, insight and dedication of this accomplished recorder of drama and detail. In the spirit of presenting historical truth through art, Don Troiani has personally set uncompromising standards of excellence and authenticity in his field that few others can equal. Models are chosen with the greatest care to achieve the proper look of the men in Colonial and Victorian America. The garb and gear of each figure are painstakingly researched. Appropriate backgrounds are found and studied, sometimes sending the artist hundreds of miles from home to examine battlefields and structures firsthand. Because of the great amount of research that goes into one of his works, it is often years between a painting's conception and the actual moment the brush is put to canvas. "If an historical painting is not reasonably accurate, then it's worthless both as art and as a historical document," Troiani declares. "If you are going to become involved in this field then there is little excuse for a pattern of inaccuracies." Indeed, Troiani's lifelong focus on America's military heritage enables him to present that subject with a credibility that surpasses his contemporaries. For a quarter century he has methodically built one of the great private artifact collections of Civil War, 1812 and Revolutionary War, World War II uniforms, equipage, insignia and weapons which he calls on to add the unique dimension of realism he is so well known for. An expert researcher with a personal Military library of over 2,500 volumes, he is assisted in his search for the truth by a select network of advanced collectors, curators and historians whom he corresponds with regularly and who open their own collections to him. Hollywood has enlisted him as consultant on "Civil War Uniforms and Equipage" for the acclaimed feature film "Cold Mountain" starring Nicole Kidman, Rene Zellweger and Jude Law for which he received screen credit. Also in "Cold Mountain, The Journey from book to film." Troiani has also been military advisor(and made appearances) on the A&E and History Channel's "Civil Journal" and the miniseries "The American Revolution". Televison appearances on "Missing Reward","Incurable Collector", and "Hunt for Amazing Treasures" are among his credits. "1st United States Rifle Regiment 1812" Don Troiani S/N Limited Edition Canvas Giclee (#29 in the Regimental Series) Although they had repeatedly demonstrated their exceptional utility in irregular and woods warfare during both the Revolutionary War and in Wayne's campaigns against the Ohio Indians during 1793-95, there were no regular rifle troops in the United States Army between 1796-1807. However, imminent threat of war with Great Britain in the wake of the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair led to the establishment of a Regiment of Riflemen to augment the fledgling regular forces in late 1808. Consisting of ten companies, primarily recruited and organized in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states, the regiment never saw service as an intact corps, but rather in company-sized detachments. One of these, attached to the 4th U.S. Infantry, received its baptism of fire at the battle of Tippecanoe in November 1811. Ironically, the riflemen fought against Indians in that pitched frontier battle as musket-armed infantry, having turned in their defective rifles for repair at Harpers Ferry just prior to the campaign. With the onset of the War of 1812, another company— commanded by Captain Benjamin Forsyth—signalized itself in raids, skirmishes and battles along the Canadian border against the backdrop of an otherwise dismaying series of initial setbacks for American military forces, proving the worth of rifle-armed troops and the need for additional numbers of such. Before the close of the war, three additional rifle regiments were authorized and raised; the original now numbered as the 1st. The firearm issued to a regular rifleman was not the long-barreled Pennsylvania rifle of Revolutionary lore, but instead a relatively plain, half-stocked, military rifle furnished with a 33-inch, rifled barrel of 0.54 caliber. First produced in 1803 at the U.S. Arsenal at Harpers Ferry (then Virginia), this classic arm is called a Model 1803 Harpers Ferry rifle by collectors today, but was commonly called a "U.S. short rifle" or "yauger" at the time. Although well-made and practical in form, the rifle had one major deficiency as a military arm: it was not configured to mount a bayonet or sword-bayonet for fighting at close quarters. Instead, each soldier was furnished with two essential frontier tools that also functioned as sidearms: a riflemen's "scalping" knife and a hatchet or tomahawk. Winter uniforms were similar in cut to those worn by U.S. Infantrymen, but of green cloth with black facings and green woolen overalls with yellow cord trim on the outseams. In 1812, a felt cap furnished with a diamond-shaped plate bearing a stamped 'RR' (for Rifle Regiment) device in front, trimmed with yellow cords and tassels and a green feather plume, replaced the leather cap first adopted in 1808 as regimental headgear. The iconic riflemen's caped "frock" or hunting shirt, with matching trousers or pantaloons, both of green linen and trimmed with "straw" or buff-colored fringe, provided practical, yet distinctive, garb for warm weather service and fatigue duties. James L. Kochan16" by 20" Limited Edition Giclee Print on Canvas, limited to 15, signed by the artist - $600Canvas Giclees are Printed at Time of order - Please allow Up to 10 Business Days ______________________________________ Also Available in the Following Formats: 11-3/8 " by 14-1/2" Image Size, 15-3/8" by 20" Overall, Limited Edition, limited to 350, signed by the artist - $7511-3/8 " by 14-1/2" Image Size, 15-3/8" by 20" Overall, Limited Edition Artist Proof Print, limited to 50, signed by the artist - $100 All Limited Edition prints are signed and numbered (S/N) by the artist and include a Certificate of Authenticity. Limited Edition prints are restricted to a certain number. For example, if 400 prints are made from an original painting, once they’re gone, that’s it. There is no limit to the number of open edition prints of a particular painting. That’s why Limited Edition prints are more expensive — and more valuable to collectors — than "open" edition. Rare objects are more valuable. 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Price: 600 USD

Location: Flower Mound, Texas

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