Caption

Battle of Kulm, 1813, Schlacht bei Culm, print, August 30, between the French and the Allies. Small representation, possibly originally part of a larger whole., 1813 - 1850, printmaker, paper, etching, height 64 mm x width 196 mm, battle (land forces), Sixth Coalition War, Period, 1813-08-30, A wide monochrome engraving shows a battlefield scene with mounted officers in uniform gathered on the left, their horses depicted in various poses and some riders holding sabers or reins. In the foreground right, a large tangled mass of fallen men and horses lies on the ground, rendered with dense crosshatching. Behind the mounted group, ranks of infantry and cavalry advance across rolling terrain, with smoke or cloud-like engraving marks rising above them. Trees frame the right edge and distant hills appear on the horizon, while the sky area is left mostly blank.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B31_270

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.5Mb (10.0Mb) / 22.7in x 6.9in / 6812 x 2076 (300dpi)

Keywords

Battle Kulm 1813 Schlacht bei Culm print August 30 French Allies Small representation originally part larger whole 1813 - 1850 printmaker paper etching height 64 mm x width 196 mm battle land forces Sixth Coalition War Period 1813-08-30 wide monochrome engraving battlefield scene mounted officers uniform gathered left horses depicted various poses riders holding sabers reins foreground right large tangled mass fallen men horses lies ground rendered dense crosshatching mounted group ranks infantry cavalry advance across rolling terrain smoke cloud- engraving marks rising them Trees frame right edge distant hills horizon sky area left mostly blank