Dartsellung der Sämmtlich K.K. Oesterreichische Infanterie with: Darstellung der Sämtlich K.K. Oesterreichischen Cavallerie

by Wilhelm von Kobell, Heinrich Mansfeld, artist, engraver

$4,800 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

An enchanting pair of large-format Viennese military costume plates, showing the infantry and cavalry of the Imperial-Royal Austrian army on parade during the Napoleonic period. These two plates present the Austrian army in broad panoramic compositions, with officers, enlisted men, musicians, standard-bearers, and mounted troops arranged before encampments and review grounds. The infantry plate shows a busy military camp, with soldiers in varied uniforms and ranks gathered

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