Sapeurs du génie, François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1848-1852 (c)

Plate 37: in the foreground, two sappers (engineers) standing, in dark blue uniforms with red trim and red epaulettes, tall caps with red adornments, each wearing a rucksack with a rolled up item on top; the soldier, to left, with gold on his cap, wears a jacket with tails, and has a firearm with bayonet, the non-commissioned officer, to right, seen from behind, wears a coat, againstthe back of which is strapped a small case, and is equipped with a sword and a firearm; further away to left, seen from behind, another sapper walking with a well-dressed woman, and in the distance a building, set in countryside hand-coloured lithograph. Date: 1848-1852 (c). Dimensions: Height: 197 mm (image); Width: 190 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Sapeurs du génie (BM 1925,0409.36)