Three naïve watercolors by Jean-Pierre Duroux, carabinier au 3e bataillon du 14e régiment d'infanterie légère.
From 1808 through 1810, this unit was part of the garrison of Rome.
carabinier
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dated to 1809
--- blue short-tailed habit with white edging, red collar, red cuff flaps edged white and brass buttons
--- red epaulettes with white crescents
--- blue trousers
--- black gaiters edged red with red tassels
--- white vest with two rows of apparently white-metal buttons
--- briquet with brass hilt, black scabberd and whitened sling, no swordknot
--- shako apparently wrapped with a red "flamme", white cords and knots, large brass "flaming grenade" badge and tall red center-front mounted plume, with u-shaped red retainer/mount
carabinier
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dated 30 August 1809 at Rome
--- blue short-tailed habit with white edging, red collar, red cuff flaps edged white and white-metal buttons
--- red epaulettes with white crescents
--- blue trousers
--- black gaiters edged red with red tassels
--- white vest with one row of white-metal buttons
--- briquet with brass hilt, black scabberd, red swordknot and whitened sling
--- shako apparently wrapped with a red "flamme", white cords and knots, large brass "flaming grenade" badge and tall red center-front mounted plume, with white-with-red-center pompom with white or white-metal retainer
voltigeur
dated 30 August 1809 at Rome
--- blue short-tailed habit with white edging, yellow collar, rose (faded red?) cuff flaps edged white and brass buttons
--- yelllow epaulettes with white crescents
--- blue trousers
--- black gaiters edged rose (faded red?) with rose (faded red?) tassels
--- white vest with one row of apparently brass buttons
--- briquet with brass hilt, black scabberd, rose (faded red?) swordknot and whitened sling
--- shako apparently wrapped with a yellow "flamme", white cords and knots, large brass "flaming grenade" badge and tall yellow center-front mounted plume, with white pompom
paints brigs for the British fleet.
