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ARTIST: Henry Francis Abell (U.K., 1823-1882) (sketch)

TITLE OF WORK: Withdrawal of European troops from Japan. Ball of the officers in the Town Hall

TYPE OF WORK: Print

DATE: 1875

DIMENSIONS: 10 x 22.6 cm

COMMENTS: The French Occupation Corps consisted of 88 soldiers and 11 officers; the English consisted of 250 marines, with a colonel and 18 officers. At the ball, the officers were presented to the Mikado, who

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: U.K., Japan, France, Yokohama

DANCE FORM: ballroom, couple

KEYWORDS: royalty, military, marine,