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Source Description
Detaille participated in several major battles during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), and, after France's defeat, he continued to serve in the post-war "new army." In this peacetime scene of camp life, painted in 1876 while he was on maneuvers with the Third Corps of the army on the plains of Eure in northeastern France, he includes himself as the man smoking at the right.
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Document identity
localId
17549
label
The Camp Barber
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
id
17549
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
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normalized
title
The Camp Barber
description
Detaille participated in several major battles during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), and, after France's defeat, he continued to serve in the post-war "new army." In this peacetime scene of camp life, painted in 1876 while he was on maneuvers with the Third Corps of the army on the plains of Eure in northeastern France, he includes himself as the man smoking at the right.
provenance
Herber R. Bishop Sale, American Art Association, New York, January 19, 1906, no. 25; Emile Rey, Hotel Lafayette, New York, January 19, 1906, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1876
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35.5
height
27.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 x W: 10 13/16 in. (35.5 x 27.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: EDOUARD DETAILLE; [Date] Lower left: 8bre 1876; [Number] On back: no. 2141
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oil on canvas
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3251
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EAN
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2159
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2982
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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cd3f50c8794c7742
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2
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photo
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