In this lot are two lithograph prints from noted artist H. A. Ogden, known as an American illustrator, particularly of historical and military subjects, "1782 VI Light Infantry" and "1777-1783 V Artillery". Both prints highlight Ogden's attention to detail with the Continental Army uniforms and the respective ranks worn during the American War of Independence, 1775-1783. A number of these were illustrations of historical scenes, and Ogden's interest in early America and the Revolutionary War led him to his most ambitious project, to record the uniforms of the United States Army. Between 1890 and 1907, various sections of Uniforms of the United States Army were published. The Quartermaster General of the army had been so impressed with Ogden's work that he commissioned the artist to prepare designs depicting the uniforms of the army since its inception in the 18th century. The first dozen watercolors were completed by the mid-1880s; these were used in the Regulations for the Uniform of the Army of the United States published in May 1888. The artist began working on seventy paintings representing uniforms worn between 1774 and 1888. Some of this work was undertaken at Fort Jay on Governor's Island off New York, and to facilitate his work, examples of uniforms were sent up from Washington, D.C. In each drawing, Ogden depicted five soldiers of different rank. For each completed plate, he received $100. In 1890, the first forty-seven plates were published, and subsequent plates covered the period from 1898 up to 1907. The prints are wood framed and matted. There is minor scuffing to the frames. Each measures 17.75" W x 20" H.