A soldier is seated on a bench in a garden with an elderly woman; she raises a piece of cloth to conceal the soldier's sword from the little girl at far right, who is crying; the soldier has an expression of alarm, drawing his sword from its sheath; a drum is on the ground near the girl; behind this group is an enclosure of trees; beyond at left, a soldier walks away with his arm around a woman's waist, conversing; in the far distance, a building; taken from an album published in 1823.  1823
<br>Lithograph
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<p>Print made by: Hippolyte Bellangé
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<dl><dd>Printed by: Villain</dd>
<dd>Published by: Gihaut Frères</dd></dl></div>
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