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Engraving of a standing soldier in dark jacket and black cap holding a musket, with a fort and flag in the background.

A private Marine of Col. Fourgeoud's Corps

An engraved portrait of a standing soldier in a dark jacket with pale facings, a black cap with a sprig of foliage, and a white sash, holding a musket upright at his side. Behind him a low fort, a flag, and a distant figure fill the flat grassy landscape.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1793
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2882 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1793; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: Un soldado privado de marina del Cuerpo del Coronel Fourgeoud

Un grabado de un soldado de pie con chaqueta oscura de vueltas pálidas, gorra negra con una ramita de follaje y faja blanca, sosteniendo un mosquete vertical a su costado. Detrás se ven un fuerte bajo, una bandera y una figura lejana en el terreno llano y herboso.

Português: Um soldado particular da marinha do Corpo do Coronel Fourgeoud

Uma gravura de um soldado em pé, com jaqueta escura de punhos claros, boné preto com um ramo de folhagem e faixa branca, segurando um mosquete na vertical ao lado do corpo. Ao fundo, veem-se um forte baixo, uma bandeira e uma figura distante no terreno plano e gramado.

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