Caption

Soldier eating in a reclining position, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Th. Schneider, clichémaker: anonymous, c. 1898 - in or before 1903, paper, photoaquatint, height 146 mm x width 156 mm, Print two of fourteen prints at the back of the book., private soldier, eating, A grainy sepia-toned photograph showing a group of figures scattered across a flat, rough ground; in the foreground a person bent over with their head lowered and hands near a small bowl or dish, nearby containers and cloth lie on the ground; midground figures stand or crouch, some appearing to handle bowls or buckets while others stand upright wearing peaked caps and coats; a line of additional standing figures forms a loose grouping toward the background at the right edge, all rendered with soft, blurred outlines and muted tonal contrasts against a pale sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B02_283

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36.9Mb (10.4Mb) / 12.3in x 11.7in / 3677 x 3505 (300dpi)

Keywords

Soldier eating reclining position page photomechanical print photographer Th Schneider clichémaker anonymous c 1898 - 1903 paper photoaquatint height 146 mm x width 156 mm Print two fourteen prints back book private soldier eating grainy sepia-toned photograph showing group figures scattered across flat rough ground foreground person bent head lowered hands near small bowl dish nearby containers cloth lie ground midground figures stand crouch appearing handle bowls buckets stand upright wearing peaked caps coats line additional standing figures forms loose grouping background right edge rendered soft blurred outlines muted tonal contrasts pale sky