Caption

March! March! (Manöverszene), Artillery, print, : 'From 'Radierungen' Weimar 1885 Hans W. Schmidt', printmaker: Hans W. Schmidt, Weimar, publisher: Weimarer Radierverein, 1885, Thuringia, paper, chine collé, etching, height 302 mm x width 220 mm, assembling of military forces, mobilization, troop concentration, A detailed monochrome drawing shows a long column of mounted soldiers and horses moving across a grassy landscape, with riders in uniform and helmets, some holding reins and some carrying long poles or lances; the horses are depicted in various poses with bridles, saddles, and harnesses visible, and several riders sit forward in the foreground while more figures and animals extend into the distance where lines of troops stand along a ridge; the foreground grass is rendered with fine strokes and the overall scene includes clustered groups of riders, a few isolated figures on horseback further back, and a narrow strip at the bottom containing a short musical staff with notes.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B19_420

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Keywords

March! March! Manöverszene Artillery print Radierungen Weimar 1885 Hans W Schmidt printmaker Hans W Weimar publisher Weimarer Radierverein 1885 Thuringia paper chine collé etching height 302 mm x width 220 mm assembling military forces mobilization troop concentration detailed monochrome drawing long column mounted soldiers horses moving across grassy landscape riders uniform helmets holding reins carrying long poles lances depicted various poses bridles saddles harnesses visible several riders sit forward foreground figures animals extend distance lines troops stand ridge foreground grass rendered fine strokes scene includes clustered groups isolated figures horseback further back narrow strip bottom containing short musical staff notes