Two soldiers in a tent camp, La levée du siège de Metz en 1553, L'eau-forte en 1879, French etching from 1879, print, Series number, 10, 30, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', watermark, printmaker: Lucien-Étienne Mélingue, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1879, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 277 mm x width 197 mm, (military) camp with tents, Two men stand side by side in period clothing, both wearing hats and layered garments with textured sleeves and leggings, one holding a sword at his side and the other with a sheathed weapon at his waist; their faces show beards and mustaches and they look outward. Behind them a landscape of tents of varying shapes fills the middle ground, with fabric folds and tent poles visible and small structures or rooftops beyond. The ground beneath the men's feet is uneven with patches of snow or rough textures and scattered pieces of wood or debris. The sky above is filled with horizontal line shading suggesting clouds or ...
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Two soldiers in a tent camp, La levée du siège de Metz en 1553, L'eau-forte en 1879, French etching from 1879, print, Series number, 10, 30, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', watermark, printmaker: Lucien-Étienne Mélingue, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1879, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 277 mm x width 197 mm, (military) camp with tents, Two men stand side by side in period clothing, both wearing hats and layered garments with textured sleeves and leggings, one holding a sword at his side and the other with a sheathed weapon at his waist; their faces show beards and mustaches and they look outward. Behind them a landscape of tents of varying shapes fills the middle ground, with fabric folds and tent poles visible and small structures or rooftops beyond. The ground beneath the men's feet is uneven with patches of snow or rough textures and scattered pieces of wood or debris. The sky above is filled with horizontal line shading suggesting clouds or a wide expanse. The image is rendered in detailed monochrome line work with crosshatching and fine strokes.

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Two soldiers tent camp La levée du siège de Metz en 1553 L'eau-forte en 1879 French etching 1879 print Series number 10 30 collector's mark AFE v S watermark printmaker Lucien-Étienne Mélingue publisher widow Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 277 mm x width 197 mm military camp tents Two men stand side period clothing wearing hats layered garments textured sleeves leggings holding sword sheathed weapon waist faces beards mustaches look outward them landscape varying shapes fills middle ground fabric folds tent poles visible small structures rooftops beyond ground beneath men's feet uneven patches snow rough textures scattered pieces wood debris sky filled horizontal line shading suggesting clouds wide expanse image rendered detailed monochrome line work crosshatching fine strokes

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