‘Un Train de Plaisir en Crimee’
lithograph, coloured, print
Accession Number
NAM.1988-06-77-1
Description
‘Un Train de Plaisir en Crimee’. Coloured lithograph by and after Eugene Guerard, 1855, published by Wild 1854-1855. Group of inebriated British and French soldiers ride in a cart pulled by two camels. The four lines of French verse below make a play on the word 'chameuax' which can mean 'camels' or a derogatory term for women. Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).
Campaigns
Crimean War (1854-1856)