The image shows a humorous military scene with four military figures in animated discussion. One figure on the right is presenting a birdcage to the other three figures on the left. In the background, a partially ruined building is visible, along with additional soldiers in the distance.
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Mon Caporal, Je n'ai pu avons que ça

Horace Vernet (French, 1789 - 1863)

1823

Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 15.4 x 20.7 cm (6 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.) ; sheet: 28 x 40.3 cm (11 x 15 7/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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