The Taking of Fort Douaumont, probably 1916

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Medium

brush and black ink with black and color crayons on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 32.4 x 50.1 cm (12 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4055

Artists / Makers

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right in graphite: forain; unknown hand upper right: DOUAUMONT 1917; other hand across bottom: La reprise du Fort Douamont. ("L'attaque Francaise favorisee par un t emps brumeux..." (Communique ...)

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius