Caption
Battle, print, printmaker: Johannes de Mare, printmaker: J. Duthie, after painting by George William Henry Powell, 1816 - 1889, paper, chine collé, steel engraving, steel engraving on chine collé, height 226 mm x width 290 mm, firearms: cannon, A monochrome engraved scene shows uniformed soldiers and officers on horseback and on foot across a rocky plain with distant mountains and billowing clouds; a central officer on a light-colored horse points toward the battlefield where cannon, artillerymen, and mounted troops are engaged, smoke rising from firing; clustered groups of soldiers stand with rifles and bayonets while others handle a cannon and its wheels; several officers in dark uniforms and caps are mounted nearby, some facing forward and some turned toward the pointing officer; in the foreground a fallen soldier lies on the ground beside a discarded rifle and an officer sits astride a dark horse looking outward; the terrain features sparse grass, uneven ground, and a raised rocky spot where the central horse stands, and the composition is detailed with fine linework and shading.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A84_293
License type
Rights managed
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55.4Mb (6.4Mb) / 16.7in x 12.9in / 5006 x 3870 (300dpi)