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image: A kneeling French poilu firing rifle out of left of image, the hand of a corpse to his right side. To his rear an
allegory of French military prowess of the past. In the foreground a Napoleonic Voltigeur, directly behind a drummer of the Revolutionary
Army of 1792, to his right a Bourbon infantryman circa 1700. In the far background a helmeted soldier of the late 16th century. The helmet
is of either the Italian or Spanish Morion type. All the historical figures face left backing the poilu in a white cloudy
miasma. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Allegory 01/3(4-15) Weapons historical reference Action FR.A Uniforms | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Devambez, Paris | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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