Colonel of the Rifle Regiment — engraving

Colonel of the Rifle Regiment.

"Colonel du Corps des Strelits"

Engraving on copper with etching, drawing and engraver J. B. Leprince. Sheet from a series of 7 engravings depicting soldiers and servicemen called "Archers". Archers, the old guard until the time of Peter the Great, who destroyed them due to uprisings.

Technique, Material: Copper engraving /  hand coloured / Paper
Artist and  Engraver: Jean Baptiste Le Prince
Date, Publisher: Les Strelitz ancienne et seule malice de Russie, Paris, 1764
Size: sheet 28 х 19,2 cm.