Brush and ink wash sketch with touches of graphite. Sketch depicts a road leading through a village. A church with a large steeple dominates the scene. Troops with horses and a wagon are on the right, lined up against the building. Smaller buildings and a water trough are on the left. Down the road, a mounted soldier's horse rears in front of a man and small child. The sketch is executed on white wove paper mounted on beige card that has been ruled with decorative graphite lines.
Date Made: ca 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentMaker: Duncan, Walter Jack
Location: Currently not on view
Arrondissement Where Sanzey Is Located: France: Grand Est, Toul
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.25703Catalog Number: 25703Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: ink wash (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 13 3/8 in; 30.48 cm x 33.9725 cmsketch: 9 1/2 in x 11 3/8 in; 24.13 cm x 28.8925 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-85a2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_448073
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