French Barracks

Thomas Rowlandson British
Aquatint by Thomas Malton British
Publisher S. W. Fores British

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A well-decorated barracks room, satirizing the foppishness of French officers who are shown rising dressing for morning parade. Contrasts with the simplicity of the "English Barracks."

French Barracks, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching and aquatint

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