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Battery on Fire - Raszyn, Kossak, Wojciech 1856-1942 painter, provenance unknown, Raszyn Masovian Voivodeship, horses, Battle of Raszyn 1809, army, military men, replicas, battle art, artillery, cannons, November Uprising 1830-1831. In the centre of the composition a six-horse artillery harness at a gallop. In the foreground on the left - the first horseman is turned towards the harness, with his left hand raised; the second horseman, shown closer to the center, falls from his horse. In the right foreground a trumpeter on a grey horse, in the background two leafless trees. In the center, in the background, a French cannon and a group of cannoneers, and on the left, the head of the next team is visible – four horses led by two riders. In the background, a grove and the silhouette of the church in Raszyn. 1913, Poland, painting, height 131 cm, width 250 cm, A painted scene shows a group of uniformed riders and teams of horses in a grassy, wooded landscape with a pale sky; the composition includes a few riders on darker horses, a group of brown horses in harness pulling a wheeled carriage, and a single rider on a gray horse to the right holding an object near his mouth. The uniforms feature dark tones with lighter trim and red accents, and the horses display shades of brown, chestnut, black, and gray. The background contains bare trees and a building partially obscured by mist or smoke, with the ground covered in green and brown grasses and patches of reddish vegetation. The overall palette includes muted greens, browns, grays, creams, and touches of red and black, and the scene is enclosed in a wide golden frame.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A16_208

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Keywords

Battery Fire - Raszyn Kossak Wojciech 1856-1942 painter provenance unknown Raszyn Masovian Voivodeship horses Battle Raszyn 1809 army military men replicas battle art artillery cannons November Uprising 1830-1831 centre composition six-horse artillery harness gallop foreground left - first horseman turned towards harness left hand raised second horseman shown closer center falls horse right foreground trumpeter grey horse background two leafless trees background French cannon group cannoneers left head next team visible – four led two riders grove silhouette church Raszyn 1913 Poland painting height 131 cm width 250 cm painted scene uniformed riders teams grassy wooded landscape pale sky composition includes riders darker horses brown horses harness pulling wheeled carriage single rider gray horse right holding object near mouth uniforms feature dark tones lighter trim red accents display shades brown chestnut black gray contains bare trees building partially obscured mist smoke ground covered green brown grasses patches reddish vegetation palette includes muted greens browns grays creams touches red scene enclosed wide golden frame.