Caption
L'escorte, Four soldiers on horseback, L'eau-forte en 1881, French etching from 1881, print, Series number, 9, 30, watermark, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Edouard Armand-Dumaresq, after design by Edouard Armand-Dumaresq, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1881, Edouard Armand-Dumaresq, widow Alfred Cadart, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 201 mm x width 280 mm, the soldier, the soldier's life, animals used in the army, A monochrome line drawing shows four men in uniformed coats and caps mounted on horses, each man holding a long rifle slung over his shoulder, the horses depicted with bridles and saddles and varied poses, the riders wearing cloaks or capes and boots, detailed line work indicating horse musculature and tack, a simple ground with faint marks and a distant suggestion of foliage behind them, all rendered on a pale background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B25_255
License type
Rights managed
Available size
43.1Mb (9.5Mb) / 15.2in x 11.0in / 4565 x 3298 (300dpi)