The Luxembourg Frontier

Description:

Charcoal and watercolor sketch on paper. The sketch shows the Moselle river and a riverside village to its right in the distance. The village has a church and a few large buildings. There are people (possibly soldiers) along the river bank and on the road headed into the village. There are mountains on the left side of the river.

Date Made: 1918-11

Artist: Smith, J. Andre

Location: Currently not on view

Referenced: Luxembourg

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.26065Catalog Number: 26065Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketchOther Terms: sketch; Mixed Media

Physical Description: paper (mat board material)paper (sketch material)charcoal (sketch production method/technique)watercolor (sketch production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 11 1/2 in x 15 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 39.37 cmsketch: 6 in x 11 1/4 in; 15.24 cm x 28.575 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-a67b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_384043

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