Caption

Ten of Spades — 'March of the German Army on Belgium,' Czeslaw Tanski (1862–1942), illustrator; drawing, playing card (spade suit), cannons (weapons); Prussian army; World War I (1914–1918); Poland, Warsaw; 1916–1917.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A39_497

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Rights managed

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51.6Mb (7.9Mb) / 16.6in x 12.1in / 4965 x 3636 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ten Spades March German Army Belgium Czeslaw Tanski 1862–1942 illustrator drawing playing card spade suit cannons weapons Prussian army World War I 1914–1918 Poland Warsaw 1916–1917 pale gray board holds grid eight illustrated playing cards mounted two rows card framed light border cards variety scenes rendered muted watercolor ink colors black red gray blue yellow brown green beige top row card black club symbols landscape fallen figures pale sky spade symbols chaotic scene featuring broken wooden wheel muddy ground red diamond symbols bearded figure wearing blue hat striped garment red heart symbols street scene showing several people carriage trees background bottom row portrait uniformed man decorative heraldic elements town smoke rising buildings soldiers advancing rough terrain explosions debris railway wagon carrying uniformed figures landscape beyond palette subdued occasional brighter reds blues yellows neutral gray beige tones mounting board.