This painting depicts a Zouave, a member of a French infantry regiment, in a half-length portrait. The Zouave is wearing a red fez and a blue and white striped uniform, which was the traditional uniform of the Zouave regiments. The painting captures the
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The Zouaves were a class of light infantry regiments of the French Army and other units modelled on it, which served between 1830 and 1962, mainly in French North Africa. The zouaves were among the most decorated units of the French Army.