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Fantasy uniform and armament for female grenadier, 1831. 'Compatriotes 1ière Légion. Grenadier au grande tenue / Ce corps est spécialement affecté au service de nuit, il le fera conjointment avec la Garde Nationale'. (Compatriots of the first Legion, Grenadier in full dress / This Corps is especially used in the evenings [ie as prostitutes], they will do it jointly with the National Guard). Woman with rifle and bayonet, in blue dress and hat with plumes. In the background she meets a male soldier.