Garde-Schützen. Kaiser Franz Grenadier-Regiment
A hand-coloured German military sheet of 1825, titled Garde-Schützen for the Kaiser Franz Grenadier Regiment, probably issued as a printed pattern or toy for children and collectors. Four rows show soldiers in blue coats and tall shakos marching in step, some with rifles and some playing musical instruments, with a woman and a donkey loaded with packs at the lower right. A designer could take the rhythmic repetition of identical figures and the flat, bright colour blocking of the uniforms as a model for pattern or sequence layouts.
