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Source Description
A mounted officer of the Engineers with map in hand is seeking directions from a peasant tending his flock with a dog. Another mounted soldier is visible in the background.A pen and ink drawing of this subject, now in a private collection in Boulogne-sur-Mer, dated 1876, was published by Deneuville in "Croquis Militaires," Paris, 1876, plate 16. This drawing may be the "Paysan donnant des renseignements à des officiers français," listed in the Deneuville Sale, Paris, 1886, no. 256.
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Document identity
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11568
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obj
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drawing
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3
Source metadata
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11568
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drawing
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normalized
title
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description
A mounted officer of the Engineers with map in hand is seeking directions from a peasant tending his flock with a dog. Another mounted soldier is visible in the background.A pen and ink drawing of this subject, now in a private collection in Boulogne-sur-Mer, dated 1876, was published by Deneuville in "Croquis Militaires," Paris, 1876, plate 16. This drawing may be the "Paysan donnant des renseignements à des officiers français," listed in the Deneuville Sale, Paris, 1886, no. 256.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1876
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
46.6
height
33
dimensionsRaw
H: 18 3/8 x W: 13 in. (46.6 x 33 cm); Framed H: 30 1/2 × W: 24 13/16 × D: 4 9/16 in. (77.4 × 63.1 × 11.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right: A de Neuville; [Date] Lower right: 1876
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oil on canvas
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2861
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none
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photo
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photo
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