Caption

Cossack bivouac outside the Muiderpoort in Amsterdam, Soldiers during a meal, print, Series number, 4, Between tall trees and by the light of the full moon, soldiers are eating around campfires. In the foreground, a man stirs a pot in the vicinity of hunted game, bread, and drink., printmaker: Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven, Netherlands, after drawing by Johannes Steyn, Amsterdam, 1815 - 1889, paper, engraving, etching, engraving and etching, height 237 mm x width 151 mm, height 139 mm x width 83 mm, military service (during the battle), A detailed black and white engraving shows a nighttime forest scene with large bare trees and a bright moon behind branches; in the foreground a group of soldiers in uniform sit and kneel around a campfire with a pot suspended over the flames, one stirring and others holding cups and kettles, while equipment and containers lie on the ground nearby; to the right a cloaked figure stands watching, and more soldiers and figures cluster and recline further back among trees and smoke, with long spears or lances visible upright behind them.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B39_480

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Keywords

Cossack bivouac outside Muiderpoort Amsterdam Soldiers meal print Series number 4 tall trees light full moon soldiers eating campfires foreground man stirs pot vicinity hunted game bread drink printmaker Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven Netherlands drawing Johannes Steyn 1815 - 1889 paper engraving etching height 237 mm x width 151 mm height 139 mm x 83 mm military service battle detailed black white engraving nighttime forest scene large bare trees bright moon branches group uniform sit kneel campfire pot suspended flames stirring holding cups kettles equipment containers lie ground nearby right cloaked figure stands watching figures cluster recline further back trees smoke long spears lances visible upright them