novara cavalry

Reggimento Novara Cavalleria, 1859 gps soldiers
after the wars of independence the italian cavalry passed into what is called the umbertino period of uniforms, the britains shown below are a good example
above is a painting by the great fattori showing an umbertino cavalry patrol in tuscany, this is considered his greatest masterpiece.Quinto Cenni as a boy saw the Italian.q cavalry passing through his area and longed to paint the uniforms, he became the man most associated in Italy with uniformologly.