Aquatint, 215 x 150mm. 8½ x 6". With explanatory text. Slight stain outside image area.
Portrait of François Lavigne, a volunteer in the battle of the Somme, after losing both arms in battle. He was subsequently presented to the Convention nationale by the Minister of War. From a series of propaganda prints publicising the heroic exploits of French soldiers of the Revolutionary army on the battlefield; probably 'Les Fastes du Peuple français, ou tableaux raisonnés de toutes les actions héroïques et civiques du soldat et du citoyen français' by Jacques Grasset Saint-Sauveur.
Christophe Cave, Denis Reynaud, Danièle Willemart, 1793: l'esprit des journaux, p.85 By Christophe Cave, Denis Reynaud, Danièle Willemart
[Ref: 15834] £90.00
Portrait of François Lavigne, a volunteer in the battle of the Somme, after losing both arms in battle. He was subsequently presented to the Convention nationale by the Minister of War. From a series of propaganda prints publicising the heroic exploits of French soldiers of the Revolutionary army on the battlefield; probably 'Les Fastes du Peuple français, ou tableaux raisonnés de toutes les actions héroïques et civiques du soldat et du citoyen français' by Jacques Grasset Saint-Sauveur.
Christophe Cave, Denis Reynaud, Danièle Willemart, 1793: l'esprit des journaux, p.85 By Christophe Cave, Denis Reynaud, Danièle Willemart
[Ref: 15834] £90.00