Lot #217 - Seven French Military Watercolors and Engravings

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Seven French Military Watercolors and Engravings, First Half 19th Century. Comprising Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792-1845). French Foot Chasseur of the Imperial Guard, 1833. Watercolor and gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right, (10.75 x 8.625 inches); Edouard Charles Armand-Dumaresqu (French, 1826-1895). Soldiers in an Encampment. Watercolor and ink en grisaille on paper, signed lower right, (sheet 9.625 x 15.25 iches); Frank Dadd (English, 1851-1929). "The Storming of M'wele." Watercolor and gouache, signed "F. Dadd" in pencil lower left under the matte (6 x 9 inches); Attributed to Horace Vernet (French 1789-1863). "Tombeau de Colonel Moncey," 1818. Watercolor on paper, unsigned, artist identification, title and date in pencil on the reverse, (12.875 x 10.875 inches) and Chasseur a Cheval (Soldier on Horseback). Ink on paper drawing, inscribed in pencil on the reverse "Vernet on Schwebach," (9.5 x 12.375 inches); C v Lapel. Disembarking . Hand-colored engraving, signed lower right, (3 x 4.625 inches); and "Varo della Fregata L'urania nell' Arsenale di Napoli 10 Gennajo 1834," ("Launching of the frigate 'Urania' at the Naples Arsenal, January 10, 1834"). Ink sketch on paper, (4.625 x 6.125 inches).