'Belgrade & Clumsey', 1750 (c)

Coloured lithograph after Winder, publication details unknown, 1750 (c).

Full length figure of the cantiniere, 'Belgrade', a veteran of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), wearing a military style fur-lined jacket and hat. She carries a flask and has a chatelaine with a key, knife and scissors, suspended at her waist. Her dog, 'Clumsey' accompanies her and a military encampment can be seen in the background.

The caption below reads: 'Belgrade so called for being in the noted Battle of Belgrade in Hungary: She came to the Brigade of English Horse Guards at Waesbaden on the Rhine in Germany, and continued faithfully serving them with Provisions &c. And was remarkable for exposing her Person even in the very Heat of Action, by assisting the Wounded and Distressed. Clumsey (her Dog) is remarkable that being at the Battle of Dettinghen when the two Armies faced each other a few Minutes before the Attack begun there came a French Dog from the Enemies Front and immediately our English Dog met him in the Interval fell upon him and beat him back into his Line after which he quietly return'd to us.'.