Jerusalem. Épée de Godefroy de Bouillon (Jerusalem. The Sword of Godfroy of Bouillon)

1854

Auguste Salzmann

Associated Names
Auguste Salzmann

Artist, French, 1824 - 1872

The image shows a sword with its sheath, a pair of spurs, and a decorative cross on a chain against a plain background. The color palette is monochrome in sepia tones. The sword is positioned vertically in the center, with the sheath slung diagonally across it and a piece of cloth hanging from it. To the left of the sword, the spurs are displayed, and above the sword's hilt, the decorative cross hangs from the chain.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower center printed in black ink: Aug. Salzmann / JÉRUSALEM / ÉPÉE DE GODEFROY DE BOUILLON; lower left printed in black ink: Gide et J. Baudry, éditeurs.; lower right printed in black ink: Imp. Photogr. de Blanquart-Evrard, à Lille.; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: 7345

Wikidata ID

Q64145077

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