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
Print
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
Exhibition
Selections From The Permanent Collection (2010)
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.
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