Reference

Here are some reference Images I collected from google:

Source:

1 http://www.pastpatterns.com/moreimages/040color.jpg

2 http://i.piccy.info/i4/6d/13/7b8f2f211d777bb52d9bfdd8eade.jpeg

3 http://www.napoleonguide.com/images/napgal_battle.jpg

The first group of images above, are all soldier uniforms, as of course, The Soldier, is a soldier, I created a few silhouettes using this template, but I considered that the solider is probably not in full uniform, maybe he's is in a scruffy uniform with a casual hat, or vice versa (although that might look a bit strange.) So I wanted to give the solider either full casual clothing, or a mixture of his solider uniform and casual clothing as I mentioned.

Source:

1 http://lovinglifeandbeingabitch.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/x.jpg?w=545&h=662

2 http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/109775309637830445_mMJJx17r_b.jpg

3 http://www3.fitnyc.edu/museum/tailorsart/images/SUIT-19TH-CENTURY-thumb.jpg

4 https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/362587/standard/1942_86%2B250x300.jpg

5 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyAiDZzuwX4Cu52htphIyqnJeBTyPL8wTLiV4nISsm6PN1bLigZnOzrbKjduDUQyabBJz9EG8HzEoAS0esbqWwzS-ql3MOmbyGjBlIJ5tpKztz7JRw58QpAAO_fuK8qGBmkKPVuVG9hY/s400/3110152632_e67cf22c91.jpg

I got some images 19th Century French fashion, the most abundant supply of reference was of women's clothing, predictable I guess, but I collected them as well I they could still inspire male clothing aesthetics.

I took some drawings of clearly upper class French men, but the story indicates that the soldier is scruffy and poor looking when he enters the town at first, enough that people don't believe that he could possibly be wealthy, so I took some images of 19th century French lower class (I wasn't being particular to the Napoleonic Era at this point since I figured that Fashion didn't change all that much within the century, especially amongst the poor.)