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Description: | Hyde Park was often used as an encampment for militia in times of war and conflict. In May 1722, hundreds of regular army troops were brought into the park, allegedly to protect against a Jacobite coup. Paul Sandby's slightly caricatured view of the militia men - dancing, drinking, smoking, fighting, conversing with hangers on - reflects the noise and disruption these encampments could bring. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Cartography And Topography War And Conflict | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Sandby, Paul | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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