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A veteran soldier with a pair of crutches is sitting on a bench talking to a young woman who has brought him some refreshment. Lithograph by Joseph Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé, 1825.

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A veteran soldier with a pair of crutches is sitting on a bench talking to a young woman who has brought him some refreshment. Lithograph by Joseph Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé, 1825.