Caption

Charge d'artillerie, Loss of artillery, print, printmaker: Léopold Flameng, after painting by Christian Adolf Schreyer, printer (person): Alfred Salmon, Paris, 1865, Léopold Flameng, Christian Adolf Schreyer, Alfred Salmon, printmaker, after painting by, printer (person), paper, chine collé, etching, height 188 mm x width 336 mm, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a chaotic battlefield scene with multiple horses and mounted soldiers engaged around a large wooden-wheeled gun carriage. Horses rear and lunge, their bridles and harnesses rendered with fine lines, while riders in varied military uniforms clutch reins and sabers. One central figure appears slumped on a horse near the carriage, while other riders strain to control animals or push the gun forward. Cloudy smoke and swirling lines fill the sky above a crowded backdrop of additional mounted figures and distant silhouettes. The ground is rough with tufts of grass and disturbed earth, and the composition features dense crosshatching and energetic strokes throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B17_322

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Rights managed

Available size

44.5Mb (11.3Mb) / 17.2in x 10.0in / 5171 x 3005 (300dpi)

Keywords

Charge d'artillerie Loss artillery print printmaker Léopold Flameng painting Christian Adolf Schreyer printer person Alfred Salmon Paris 1865 paper chine collé etching height 188 mm x width 336 mm detailed monochrome engraving chaotic battlefield scene multiple horses mounted soldiers engaged large wooden-wheeled gun carriage Horses rear lunge bridles harnesses rendered fine lines riders varied military uniforms clutch reins sabers central figure slumped horse near carriage riders strain control animals push gun forward Cloudy smoke swirling lines fill sky crowded backdrop additional mounted figures distant silhouettes ground rough tufts grass disturbed earth composition features dense crosshatching energetic strokes