French uniforms of the Second Empire in original lithographs by François Hippolyte Lalaisse
Below is a selection of original lithographs showing soldier types of the Second Empire by François Hippolyte Lalaisse (1812–1884). Lalaisse was an outstanding French artist and lithographer. He is known, for example, for his work: Types militaires du Troupier francais (1859).
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