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Bataille de Reichoffen

Drawing
1873 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Sohm, Amédée (artist)
Place of origin
France (drawn)

Drawing


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleBataille de Reichoffen (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink
Pen and Ink
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, `Bataille de Reichoffen', 1873, by Amédée Sohm
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Image height: 19.6cm
  • Width: 32.5cm
Styles
French School
Orientalism
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated Amédée Sohm soldat au IIIe. Régt. de Ligne 3e. Bton. 6e. Cie. à Nice 1873.; inscribed with title and caption Les Turcos chargeant à la bayonnette font un horrible massacre des Prussiens et s'émparent de plusieurs pièces de canon.
Translation
...Soldier of the 6th company, 3rd batallion, 3rd Regiment, in Nice in 1873.... The `Turcos' [Algerian riflemen], charging with fixed bayonets, horribly massacred the Prussians and took possession of several pieces of artillery.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Object history
According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt.fr. Abbott & Holder. Dec.1966 £3'.
Historical context
This is a copy of an anonymous popular lithograph, part of a series, published by Pinot & Sagaire of Epinal, Vosges, 1870-1872. It shows a scene from the Franco-Prussian War, the Battle of Reichshofen [or Reichshoffen, or Worth or Froeschwiller], fought on 6th August 1870. Sohm has carefully copied the caption [complete with errors] as well as the image. `Turcos' were actually Algerian recruits who served as riflemen in the French Army, with special uniforms.
A copy of the print is in the Musée national des Arts et Traditions Populaires, Paris; museum number 53.86.1104 C
Subjects depicted
Bayonets
Turcos
Battle of Reichshofen
Place depicted
Reichshofen
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SD.990

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Record createdApril 4, 2008
Record URL
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