Caption

Les Zouaves a la tranchée, Reproduction of Les Zouaves a la tranchée by Isidore Pils, reproduction, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Galerie Contemporaine, Littéraire, Artistique, 126, boulevard de Magenta, Paris', photographer: Charles Michelez, cliché maker: Goupil & Cie., after design by Isidore Pils, c. 1871 - c. 1877, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypepie, height 108 mm x width 252 mm, the soldier, the soldier's life, trenches, painting, drawing and the graphic arts, A horizontal grayscale scene shows a line of hooded figures walking across rough ground, each wearing long cloaks and carrying long rifles or staffs slung over their shoulders; their heads are bowed and their feet are wrapped in cloth, with some figures leaning forward more than others. The background is an indistinct, cloudy sky above a low, textured horizon, and the foreground contains scattered sticks and small patches of lighter ground; the figures form a continuous procession from left to right, with the rightmost figure slightly separated and stepping forward.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B11_053

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40.3Mb (5.9Mb) / 19.5in x 8.0in / 5857 x 2402 (300dpi)

Keywords

Les Zouaves la tranchée Reproduction Isidore Pils reproduction page photomechanical print inscription Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire Artistique 126 boulevard de Magenta Paris photographer Charles Michelez cliché maker Goupil & Cie design c 1871 - c 1877 paper Woodburytype Woodburytypepie height 108 mm x width 252 mm soldier soldier's life trenches painting drawing graphic arts horizontal grayscale scene line hooded figures walking across rough ground wearing long cloaks carrying long rifles staffs slung shoulders heads bowed feet wrapped cloth figures leaning forward background indistinct cloudy sky low textured horizon foreground contains scattered sticks small patches lighter ground figures form continuous procession left right rightmost figure slightly separated stepping forward