Rare early 19th century Military Infantry colored lithography of 2 French soldiers after Horace De Viel-Castel original engraving. This lithography made on special wove paper & published by Parisian publisher & lithographer Francois Le Villain (active 1818 - 1852). The lithography is numbered 97 in upper right corner and titled on right, left & middle lower part. When lithography been examined under the glass, 2 letters N.M in circle was found on the back (please refer to pictures). Lithography print made after an original engraving by Horace De Viel-Castel (1802 – 1864) who was a lithographer, critic & an art collector. He worked as the Louvre Museum curator and later, as the Louvre director until 1863. Original lithographs like these kept at National Museum of London and in Louvre, Paris.

Framed size: Width 14.5" x Height 18.5" x Depth 1.7" (Width 37 cm x Height 47 cm x Depth 4.3 cm)

Image size: Width 8" x Height 10.5" (20.3 cm x 26.7 cm)

*THERE IS ANOTHER SIMILAR FRENCH COLORED LITHOGRAPHY OF INTEREST - PLEASE REFER TO ITEM # ID-115623174932

Condition: antique lithograph with yellowish paper, some stains and time related wear of the frame. Since it was examined under the glass, the dust paper attached by paper tape in 3 places (please refer to last picture). Pack with extra care, extra packing material & a lot of love. PLEASE SEE ALL PICTURES & READ THE DESCRIPTION ATTENTIVELY! I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BEFORE YOU BUY THE ITEM. THANK YOU!

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