Plate 31: in the foreground, two infantrymens, brandishing firearms, carrying rucksacks with a rolled up item on top, wearing long dark blue jackets with yellow piping, lighter blue epaulettes with yellow trim, tall blue caps with yellow piping, and adornments; the man to left, seen from behind, has a tin pot and loaf of bread (?) strapped to his rucksack and a small satchel attached to his belt, his firearm fitted with a bayonet; the man to right, seen from the front, has a sword hanging from his belt
hand-coloured lithograph. Date: 1848-1852 (c). Dimensions: Height: 225 mm (image); Width: 192 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Chasseurs à pied (BM 1925,0409.31)
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