1884
The Spahi were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morroco.
21.11 x 13.65 cm (8 5/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Brown ink on off-white wove paper
19th centuryFrenchColored pencil and black ink on off-white wove paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack ink on tracing paper, laid down
19th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream modern laid paper
19th centuryFrenchGraphite on beige paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack ink on tracing paper, darkened and mounted to laid paper
19th centuryFrenchTransparent and opaque watercolor, and graphite on beige wove paper
19th-20th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown wash, on discolored blue paper
18th-19th centuryFrenchGraphite and white crayon on paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream paper, laid down
18th-19th centuryFrenchBlack and red chalk with touches of white chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black chalk
18th-19th centuryFrenchBrown wash and white gouache over graphite and black chalk on brown wove paper
18th-19th centuryFrench