Garde nationale, François Hippolyte Lalaisse, circa 1852

Plate 39: in the foreground, soldiers from the national guard, standing, wearing dark blue, long, belted jackets with red trim, dark blue trousers with a red stripe, tall hats decorated with a gold emblem; the figure to left, arms crossed, has a striped belt, white and gold trim and a white plume on his hat and a sheath visible at his side; the figure to right leans on his firearm, has a hat with red trim and ornament, a white belt, wears a ruscksack with rolled item on top, and has a dagger (?) and another item hanging from his waist; landscape with a building in the background hand-coloured lithograph. Date: circa 1852. Dimensions: Height: 197 mm (image); Width: 156 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Garde nationale (BM 1925,0409.38)