Légende
Bridge of the Citadel of Antwerp, by the French army, on December 1832. Drawn from nature at the moment General Chassé hoisted the white flag as a sign of capitulation, Surrender of the Citadel of Antwerp, 1832, print, General Chassé hoists a white flag as a sign of the capitulation of the Citadel of Antwerp on December 23, 1832. In the foreground the besieging French troops., printmaker, publisher, Brussels, Belgium, paper, lithography, height 236 mm x width 305 mm, Person, David Hendrik baron Chassé, surrender, war, capitulation, Battle for the Citadel of Antwerp (1832), Antwerp, Citadel of Antwerp (19th century), Period, 1832-12-23, A monochrome engraving shows a battlefield scene with dense smoke and explosions along a rocky hillside under a cloudy sky, soldiers in uniform forming lines and firing toward the hill, and groups of figures clustered near cannon fire; in the foreground an officer on horseback gestures while another kneels before him holding a hat, nearby other officers on horses observe, fallen equipment and helmets litter the ground, and a small flag flies atop the distant hill beside silhouetted figures.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A96_298
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53.5Mo (8.3Mo) / 38.9cm x 34.4cm / 4599 x 4064 (300dpi)