Garde républicaine, François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1848-1852 (c)

Plate 23: two soldiers from the republican guard, in dark blue tunics, lighter blue trousers with a dark blue stripe, red epaulettes and trim, white gloves, and each is eqipped with a sword; the soldier to left has a bicorne hat with red and white details, the soldier to right has a tall hat with gold and red detail and a red plume, a rucksack with a rolled item on top, a long firearm, an additional sheath hanging from his waist; other soldiers in the background hand-coloured lithograph. Date: 1848-1852 (c). Dimensions: Height: 196 mm (image); Width: 186 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Garde républicaine (BM 1925,0409.23)