Republican Guard under the Provisional Government, François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1848-1852 (c)

Plate 8: two soldiers from the republican guard wearing blue uniform with red trim and lapels, bicorne hats with tassels, equipped with swords, the man to left resting one hand on the handle of his sword, the other man with both hands on a rifle fitted with a bayonet; houses and trees behind hand-coloured lithograph. Date: 1848-1852 (c). Dimensions: Height: 198 mm (image); Width: 174 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Garde républicaine sous le Gouvernement Provisoire (BM 1925,0409.10)