Sentinel, print, annotation: '1.er Etat', printmaker: Edouard Tyck, 1857 - 1913, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, height 291 mm x width 197 mm, The print states that it concerns the first state, but no other states are known., sentry box, A sepia-toned etching shows a uniformed soldier in profile walking along a stone parapet while carrying a long musket with a bayonet; he wears a broad-brimmed hat, a cloak draped over one shoulder, a cartridge box on his back, and a belt with a pouch at his side. The foreground includes worn stone steps and grass at the soldier’s feet. To the left a textured brick tower rises with a rounded roof and carved masonry details, while in the distance a tall spired building and smaller rooftops appear beneath a sky filled with swirling clouds. The image is rendered with fine cross-hatched lines and varied shading.
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Sentinel, print, annotation: '1.er Etat', printmaker: Edouard Tyck, 1857 - 1913, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, height 291 mm x width 197 mm, The print states that it concerns the first state, but no other states are known., sentry box, A sepia-toned etching shows a uniformed soldier in profile walking along a stone parapet while carrying a long musket with a bayonet; he wears a broad-brimmed hat, a cloak draped over one shoulder, a cartridge box on his back, and a belt with a pouch at his side. The foreground includes worn stone steps and grass at the soldier’s feet. To the left a textured brick tower rises with a rounded roof and carved masonry details, while in the distance a tall spired building and smaller rooftops appear beneath a sky filled with swirling clouds. The image is rendered with fine cross-hatched lines and varied shading.

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