The mania for arms, Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1823

An old man in ancien régime costume and his page exit from a curiosity shop carrying armour, swords, arrows in a quiver and similar items; the shopkeeper stands in the doorway laughing; in the background are another figure in anachronistic costume, viewed from behind, and a napoleonic veteran with a wooden leg and a crutch who looks on. 1823 lithograph. Date: 1823. Dimensions: Height: 302 mm (image); Height: 368 mm (sheet); Width: 374 mm; Width: 452 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. La manie des armes (The mania for arms) (BM 1855,0414.148)