Caption
Ten representations of human pastimes, Leisure activities, Passe-temps, Passe-tems, print, Series number, 97, 168, printmaker: Victor Adam, France, printer (person): Aubert & Junca, Paris, publisher: Aubert & Cie., 1837, printer (person), paper, chalk lithograph, height 354 mm x width 280 mm, Reissue of the original series 'Passe-Temps', published by Aumont and Tilt and subsequently by Aumont and Tessari, 1833-1837., recreation, amusement, A series of sepia-toned sketches arranged across the page depict soldiers, riders, and civilians in various poses and scenes; at the top a group of mounted officers ride across a landscape with troops and palm trees in the distance; below and to the left a mounted officer sits astride a horse; centrally a soldier stands with a musket while a woman walks beside him carrying a basket and a child is slung across his shoulders; to the right a uniformed officer stands with one hand on his sword and the other on his hip wearing a plumed helmet; other small vignettes show riders in motion, a mounted trooper charging with a lance, a standing figure in traditional robes holding a staff, a man on horseback rearing, and a lone soldier leaning on a long rifle, all rendered in fine line and shading on a pale background.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26A89_188
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