Sapeurs pompiers, François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1848-1852 (c)

Plate 35: in the foreground, two firefighters in long, dark blue, belted, jackets and lighter blue trousers, with red trim and piping, also red and gold epaulettes and white gloves; to left a non-commissioned officer in a decorated bicorne hat, to right a soldier in a helmet with plume, a medal on his jacket and a sheath hanging from his belt; village setting with other figures beyond hand-coloured lithograph. Date: 1848-1852 (c). Dimensions: Height: 186 mm (image); Width: 190 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Sapeurs pompiers (BM 1925,0409.34)