The Castle Sedan Used as German Military Hospital
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Object Details
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Ink wash and charcoal sketch on paper. The work depicts the Château de Sedan, a castle in Sedan, France, while it was used as a German military hospital during World War I. The foreground of the drawing is dominated by a large cross in a circle which appears to have been cut in to the grass on the ground. The castle is shown behind the cross, with a flag, likely a hospital flag, flying on one of its peaked roofs.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-11
- ID Number
- AF.25868
- catalog number
- 25868
- accession number
- 64592
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- card (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 7/8 in x 19 3/8 in; 32.7025 cm x 49.2125 cm
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Sedan
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: 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
- Armistice of November 11, 1918
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445359
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7c5a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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