Original antique engraving with a group of French soldiers of the reign of Louis XIII playing dice on a drum, with lancers on horseback beyond, copied from a print by Jacques Callot. Heading "France (1610 à 1643) / Francia (1610 á 1643)" and caption "Costumes militaires sous Louis XIII (d'après Calot)".
Original antique engraving with a group of French soldiers of the reign of Louis XIII playing dice on a drum, with lancers on horseback beyond, copied from a print by Jacques Callot. Heading "France (1610 à 1643) / Francia (1610 á 1643)" and caption "Costumes militaires sous Louis XIII (d'après Calot)".
Medium: Steel engraving.
Engraver / lithographer: workshop of Auguste Lemaitre (signed "Lemaitre direxit").
Date: 1845.
Source: Panorama Universal / L'Univers pittoresque, French-Spanish bilingual edition.
Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 in (21 x 13.5 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with foxing scattered through the margins and light cockling at the edges.