See him strut with such a style - you'd swear he was an officer of the artillery, and that he was cut out for a great lawyer or powerful business man.

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Image Not Available for See him strut with such a style - you'd swear he was an officer of the artillery, and that he was cut out for a great lawyer or powerful business man.
See him strut with such a style - you'd swear he was an officer of the artillery, and that he was cut out for a great lawyer or powerful business man.
Image Not Available for See him strut with such a style - you'd swear he was an officer of the artillery, and that he was cut out for a great lawyer or powerful business man.

See him strut with such a style - you'd swear he was an officer of the artillery, and that he was cut out for a great lawyer or powerful business man.

PortfolioPlate 9 from the series "Moeurs conjugales"
Date1839
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 224 × 215 mm. (8 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGiven in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object number1963.109.47
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Last Updated1/11/24
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