Overall: 34cm (13.3in) x 39cm (15.3in)
Pen and ink on paper. Early 19th century sketch of a Carabinier mounting his charger, uniformed in the helmet type worn by troopers from 1810 and cuirass, and equipped with cavalry trooper’s musketoon carried after 1811 and An IX pattern sabre; with fortified town walls to the far left. Sheet: 22.5cm x 28.5cm. Framed and glazed.
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The Carabiniers-à-Cheval of the Premier Empire underwent a complete transformation of uniform in 1811, adopting the cuirass and combed Grecian syle helmet over the bearskin formerly worn. The Carabiniers originated from a two-regiment heavy cavalry corps formed in 1788. From the French Revolutionary Wars onwards, the 1er and 2eme Regiments de Carabiniers were the senior heavy cavalry regiments of the army. After rising to prominence during at Austerlitz, Eckmuhl, Essling, Wagram,and Waterloo, both regiments were disbanded in 1871, after the fall of the Second French Empire.