Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was a renowned sculptor during the Second Empire in France, but he was also a talented draughtsman and painter. In his studio after his death there was a series of paintings and drawings depicting the Siege of Paris in 1870-1871, which he witnessed first-hand. He made drawings of combat scenes, soldiers, victims and the aftermath of battles in the streets, often with great immediacy. This drawing probably belongs to that series. Several wounded people are carried away on stretchers.
Specifications
| Title | Return of Wounded after Battle |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, pen and ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 212 mm Width 283 mm |
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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| Accession number | F II 5 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1870 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
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