A Battery of French 75's

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

maker

Duncan, Walter Jack

Description

Charcoal with brush and ink wash. Horizontal landscape format. Several buildings and trees in background; four pieces of field artillery going into action. Soldiers standing at each canon. Pile of shot on the ground in the left of the sketch. Sketch done on white wove paper mounted on beige card with decorative ruled lines in graphite on the mount.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-06-07

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25685

catalog number

25685

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 14 in x 20 in; 35.56 cm x 50.8 cm

sketch: 9 in x 15 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 38.735 cm

referenced

France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Military

Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I

World War I Art

Art

Combat Art

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-859b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_448066