Pencil and watercolor sketch on white paper, mounted on thick paper. Sketch shows a town, Langres, on a hilltop. The town spreads down the sides of the hill, where people have built houses. There is a church and several large buildings at the top of the hill. At the bottom of the hill, there are fields that go off into the distance.
Date Made: 1918-06Associated Date: 1917 - 1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentSmith, J. AndreArtist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: France: Grand Est, Langres
Related Event: World War I
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Credit Line: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: AF.26008Catalog Number: 26008Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: Sketch
Physical Description: pencil (sketch production method/technique)watercolor (sketch production method/technique)paper (sketch material)paper (mount material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 15 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 39.37 cmsketch: 8 3/4 in x 11 1/2 in; 22.225 cm x 29.21 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8306-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445808
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