Soldiers Resting (recto)

Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille, 1878

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Soldiers Resting (recto), 1878. graphite and pen and black ink.

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graphite and pen and black ink · Sheet: 34.4 x 25.8 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Soldiers Resting (recto)
Artist: Édouard Detaille (French, 1848–1912)
Date: 1878
Medium: graphite and pen and black ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 34.4 x 25.8 cm (13 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1848–1912

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