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The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - The Cavalry - Hussars II

The following exclusively original watercolors or colored drawings — all from the author's archive — supplement the first part about the French hussars. Additionally, there are further colored illustrations of hussars from the time of the First Empire.

Maréchal des Logis of the 7th Hussar Regiment around 1807. Original and signed colored drawing.
Maréchal des Logis of the 7th Hussar Regiment around 1807. Original and signed colored drawing.
Hussar of the 9th Hussar Regiment around 1806. Original watercolor by an unknown hand.
Hussar of the 9th Hussar Regiment around 1806. Original watercolor by an unknown hand.
Hussar of the elite company of the 9th Hussar Regiment. After an original watercolor (miniature) by Maurice Sébastien LAURENT (1887–1973).
Hussar of the elite company of the 9th Hussar Regiment. After an original watercolor (miniature) by Maurice Sébastien LAURENT (1887–1973).
Hussars from the 6th (left) and 4th (right) Hussar Regiments around 1807. After an original watercolor by Henri Boisselier (1881–1959).
Hussars from the 6th (left) and 4th (right) Hussar Regiments around 1807. After an original watercolor by Henri Boisselier (1881–1959).
Hussar of the elite company of the 6th Hussar Regiment in field dress. After an original watercolor sketch by an unknown hand.
Hussar of the elite company of the 6th Hussar Regiment in field dress. After an original watercolor sketch by an unknown hand.
Trumpeter of the 1st Hussar Regiment. After an original (?) colored drawing or a hand-colored print. Sheet by the artist/painter: E. Leliepvre (born 02.04.1908 in Montreuil; died 17.11.2013) originally signed.
Trumpeter of the 1st Hussar Regiment. After an original (?) colored drawing or a hand-colored print. Sheet by the artist/painter: E. Leliepvre (born 02.04.1908 in Montreuil; died 17.11.2013) originally signed.
Trumpeter of the 7th Hussar Regiment around 1806 (left and right) and 1812 (center). After an original watercolor sketch by Henri Boisselier (1881–1959).
Trumpeter of the 7th Hussar Regiment around 1806 (left and right) and 1812 (center). After an original watercolor sketch by Henri Boisselier (1881–1959).
Hussar of the 2nd Hussar Regiment around 1814 in undress uniform. After an original watercolor sketch from 1958.
Hussar of the 2nd Hussar Regiment around 1814 in undress uniform. After an original watercolor sketch from 1958.
Trumpeter of the 6th Hussar Regiment around 1810. After an original watercolor (D. Lordey).
Trumpeter of the 6th Hussar Regiment around 1810. After an original watercolor (D. Lordey).
Cavalrymen of the French Army of the First Empire. Center: member of the elite company of the 7th Hussar Regiment around 1807–08. After an original watercolor by Henri Boisselier (1881–1959).
Cavalrymen of the French Army of the First Empire. Center: member of the elite company of the 7th Hussar Regiment around 1807–08. After an original watercolor by Henri Boisselier (1881–1959).

Illustrations of hussars from the original series: La Grande Armée de 1812, Marseille: Collection Raoul et Jean Brunon, 1959. Artist: Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, known as Carle Vernet (born 14.08.1758 in Bordeaux; died 17.11.1836 in Paris).

Officers of the 2nd Hussar Regiment.
Officers of the 2nd Hussar Regiment.
Hussars of the 2nd Hussar Regiment.
Hussars of the 2nd Hussar Regiment.
Hussars of the 8th Hussar Regiment.
Hussars of the 8th Hussar Regiment.
Hussars of the 12th Hussar Regiment.
Hussars of the 12th Hussar Regiment.

Les Uniformes du Premier Empire. Historical card series (published from 1907). The following illustrations are based on the original (!) card series No. 78 - Le 1er Hussards de 1811 à 1813. By P. Benigni.

Les Uniformes du Premier Empire. Historical card series (published from 1907). The following illustrations are based on the original (!) card series No. 79 - Le 1er Hussards de 1814 à 1815. By P. Benigni.

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