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.)
Red chalk and black crayon
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor over graphite on cream modern laid paper
19th centuryFrenchConté crayon(?) on cream laid paper
19th-20th centuryFrenchGraphite, squared, on thin cream wove paper, badly foxed and discolored, with loss upper right corner. Numbered in graphite at lower left: 19; anatomical parts lettered. Profile study at right is traced through and strengthened on verso.
19th centuryFrenchPastel and brown gouache on pale blue wove paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor and graphite on cream laid paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
19th centuryFrenchGraphite, watercolor, and white gouache on tracing paper, laid down
19th centuryFrenchBlack ink on darkened tracing paper, mounted to laid paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
19th centuryFrench