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Source Description
Like his teacher J.-L.-E. Meissonier, Detaille chose military subjects not only from his own era, but also from the reign of Napoleon I (1804-1814). These images recalled the past glories of France. In this winter scene set in the Napoleonic era, a member of the Eleventh Hussar regiment keeps watch.
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Document identity
localId
15418
label
The Picket
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
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15418
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Picket
description
Like his teacher J.-L.-E. Meissonier, Detaille chose military subjects not only from his own era, but also from the reign of Napoleon I (1804-1814). These images recalled the past glories of France. In this winter scene set in the Napoleonic era, a member of the Eleventh Hussar regiment keeps watch.
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
1875
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
46.5
height
38
dimensionsRaw
H: 18 5/16 x W: 14 15/16 in. (46.5 x 38 cm); Framed H: 30 3/4 x W: 27 3/8 in. (78.11 x 69.53 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: EDOUARD DETAILLE; [Date] Lower left: 1875
med
oil on canvas
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3251
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EAN
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3300
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