"Le Militaire"

Prosper Mérimée (French, 1803-1870)n.d.

This caricature shows a fancifully attired soldier wearing a plumed bicorn hat.

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Title: "Le Militaire"
Creator: Prosper Mérimée (French, 1803-1870)
Date Created: n.d.
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Roles: Artist: Prosper Mérimée (French, 1803-1870)
Provenance: Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, #A0677; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, New York, 2008, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Object Type: drawings; caricatures
Medium: watercolor on cream-colored paper tipped onto a white sheet
Exhibitions: Expanding Horizons: Recent Additions to the Drawings Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2010.
Dimensions: H: 4 3/8 x W: 1 3/4 in. (11.11 x 4.45 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Joseph F. McCrindle Collection, 2009
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.2791

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