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.)
Black ink on tracing paper, darkened and mounted to laid paper
19th centuryFrenchBrown ink and graphite on cream antique laid paper.
18th-19th centuryFrenchBrown ink and brown wash, black ink border, on cream wove paper
19th centuryFrench
Red chalk on beige paper
19th-20th centuryFrenchBlack crayon, squared in black crayon, on off-white antique laid paper
19th centuryFrenchRed crayon on cream wove paper
19th centuryFrenchGraphite, black wash, and white chalk on tan paperboard
19th centuryFrenchBlack chalk, brown and gray wash, white gouache, and traces of graphite on cream wove paper
19th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown wash, and graphite on cream wove paper
19th centuryFrenchGraphite with splatters of watercolor on cream wove paper
19th centuryFrenchWatercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack and colored chalk on tan laid paper
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