Looking at the Prussian Lines from the Chateau de la Muette
Date1887
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Siege and Commune of Paris," by E.B. Washburne, in Scribner's Magazine, February 1887
MediumBlack-and-white oil on canvas mounted to cardboard
Dimensions14 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (36.8 × 33.7 cm)
frame: 18 5/8 × 17 3/8 in. (47.3 × 44.1 cm)
frame: 18 5/8 × 17 3/8 in. (47.3 × 44.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1915
Object number1915-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextAlthough Pyle became well-known for his illustrations of American history, he was also called on to depict modern international events. Here French officials look through a telescope and discuss military action during the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.
