LETTER WITH BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATION OF SOLDIER FRANÇOIS OBLET TO HIS PARENTS in Villers-Cotterêts, Brest on July 21, 1830. 18880-22

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LETTER WITH BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATION FROM SOLDIER FRANÇOIS OBLET TO HIS PARENTS in Villers-Cotterêts, Brest July 21, 1830. 18880-22

Moving letter to his parents, addressed to "Monsieur OBLET, Teacher in Villers in the Soissons district of the Aisne department Villers-Cotterêts", postmark "BREST July 25, 1830".
Double sheet, H 23.5 cm x 18.3 cm.
First sheet fully illustrated with a soldier in uniform, next to a piece of artillery and posing on the shore in front of a warship anchored in the distance, all surrounded by garlands, and labelled with the author's name of the letter "OBLET FRANÇOIS".
Second sheet covered on the front with legible, medium-sized handwriting, with very approximate spelling. The soldier, stationed in Brest, writes to his parents living in Villers-Cotterêts: unable to join them as planned for a celebration (not specified), he sends them the attached drawing, as a true likeness of his outfit and uniform "... I am sending you, for your satisfaction, my costume and my resemblance. However, it is much redder than me...".
The letter is signed "Oblet".

France.
Monarchie de Juillet.
Drawing in very good condition, browned page edges, small tears at the bottom.
Sheet with writing in poor condition, with paper losses and loss of some words.
Creases, foxing, damp stains, browned paper.

Reference : 18880-22

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