Entre Sierck et Thionville (Between Sierck and Thionville)

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Entre Sierck et Thionville (Between Sierck and Thionville)

Entry/Object ID

1993.19.12

Type of Print

Etching

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Acquisition

Accession

1993.19

Source or Donor

William A. McGill

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of William A. McGill

Made/Created

Artist

Auguste André Lancon

Date made

1876

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Etching

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

6-5/8 in

Width

9-3/4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

"Military scenes and animal studies were the primary themes for this well known French painter and etcher. Among his admirers was Vincent Van Gogh, who often wrote of Lançon's talent in this letters to his brother Theo. Lançon actually served as a sergeant in the Franco- Prussian War (1870-71). In 1871 he was briefly imprisoned for his participation in the Commune of Paris, an anti-government uprising after the defeat of France. Upon his release, André Lançon changed his first name to Auguste. The Third Invasion is a series of 17 etchings with text by Eugène Véron depicting scenes from the Franco-Prussian War. This scene depicts a column of cavalry entering to link up at Thionville on the northern border of France just a few days before the first battle. "