Garde D' Honneur Du 4th Regiment, 1813-1814 Print By Lucien Rousselot
 
Plate #76 Comes as a supplement in the 'Uniformes' Magazines
 
Lucian Rousselot published his famous series of uniform plates, L'Armée Française - ses uniformes, son armament, son équipement, over thirty years between 1941 and 1971. When he undertook this project in 1941, he was faced with the incredible problem of finding art supplies in German-occupied Paris, and the story goes that German officers, themselves passionate collectors and uniformologists, supplied him!

This series of plates, while probably the best source on the regulation dress of the French Army, only covers selected periods.  The 1st Empire, which was Rousselot's passion, is amply covered and the primary focus of the series. The Armies of Louis XV and XVI, the Restoration, and the 3rd Empire receive some coverage, but the collector looking outside those periods will have to go elsewhere. 
 
An antique uniform print comes from L'Armée Française - ses uniformes, son armament, son équipement, a series of military uniform prints created by Lucien Rousselot to illustrate the uniforms of the French armies of Louis XV, Louis XVI, Napoleon (1st empire), and Napoleon III (2nd empire). 

The plate is accompanied by a four-page text insert describing the uniforms depicted in the plate.  The text is in French.   
 
In Fair to Good Condition