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Evacuation de la Tete de Pont d'Huningue par les Troupes Francoises

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Date

c.1762-1817

Artist

Print after Unknown Artist

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3306551

Additional Makers

Print maker - Christian von Mechel; Publisher - Christian von Mechel

Description

View from the bank on which French troops board three boats with weapons, baggage and ammunition to defend the Bridgehead; other boats cross the Rhine to embark on the Bridgehead; the village of Halingen lies to the left of the embarking area and the village of Ettlingen lies further left and up the hill; two soldiers drinking in the foreground. Etching and aquatint with hand-colouring.

Inscription

Lettered below title: “Cette vue est prise de la rive gauche du Rhin, pres de la Forteresse d’Huningue, à l’endroit ou les Troupes abordoient avec armes, bagages, munitions et tout ce qui servoit à la défense de la Tête de pont. A. Partie postérieure de la Tête de pont sur la petite Isle dite des veaux autrement des cordonniers. B. Endroit de l’embarquement. C. Partie Baloise de la même petite Isle. D. Village de Halingen. E. Village d’Ettlingen. / A Basle chez Chret.n de Mechel 1797.”

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Basel, Switzerland

Country

Medium

Tags

Military
Hills
Weapons
Boats

Category

People & Society

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