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After Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845)

Trait Heroique.

RCIN 755889

Description

An officer stabs himself with a small knife, in frustration. A soldier in striped trousers tries to stop him hurting himself. To right, battle, soldier shooting in line, dead soldiers. c.1792.
People involved

Creator(s)

After
Search the collection Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845)
(designer)

Search the collection Jacques Louis Petit (1760-1812)
(etcher)

Search the collection Jean: 32 rue Jean de Beauvais, Paris
(publisher)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Army-France
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

etching with stipple
Groupings
Category
History Prints / Almanacs
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
Wars
Wars of the eighteenth century
Wars of the French Revolution (1792-1802)

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