Folk Art Festival - Colorful Toy Soldier on Horse T-Shirt

The image of a Hussar (Cavalry Officer) is inspired by the wood relief carvings on an antique folk art butter mold. Hussars were a type of light cavalry which emerged in medieval Hungary and spread throughout Europe, notably Serbia – husar – Poland –Husarz- Prussia and France (Hussard). Frederick The Great of Prussia relied heavily on Hussars, as did Poland and Lithuania. Hussars also played a prominent role as cavalry in the Napoleonic Wars (1796–1815). The colorful uniforms worn by Hussars were inspired by Hungarian costumes. Hussards typically had long moustaches and long hair. Legend depicts them as dashing, unruly and prone to womanizing.