Augsburg in der Academischen Kunsthandlung
Aquatint with hand-colouring, platemark 200 x 140mm (8 x 5½"). Very fine colour.
German print of French military costume including a mamaluk. Following his campaign in Egypt, Napoleon enlisted a corps of mamalukes, or slave, soldiers in his Imperial Guard, and Napoleon's famous bodyguard Roustam Raza (1783- 1845) was also a mamaluk bought in Egypt.
[Ref: 41290]  £220.00