Troops Descending the Moselle
Object Details
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. The work shows troops marching along the Moselle River during World War I. The soldiers are moving along a road which closely follows the course of the river. The drawing is framed on the left by a line of trees, and a steep hill rises from the river in the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25891
- catalog number
- 25891
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 1/4 in x 16 in; 48.895 cm x 40.64 cm
- drawing: 13 3/4 in x 11 1/8 in; 34.925 cm x 28.2575 cm
- depicted
- Mosel
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445338
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-1d2e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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