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Black and white print of an officer raising his hat beside a woman with a parasol, with two sentries standing guard near a do

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A monochrome reproduction shows an elegantly dressed officer raising his hat to a woman holding a parasol, while two uniformed sentries stand at attention beside a stone doorway. Church spires and rooftops of a town rise in the hazy background.

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1840

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