"The German troups received the formal order to spare private property"
| Title | "The German troups received the formal order to spare private property" |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931) |
| Date | fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s 19th century |
| Medium | black crayon and brush and brown, gray and red wash, heightened with white gouache |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Origin | France, late 19th-early 20th Century France |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | "The German troups received the formal order to spare private property", fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s. Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931). Black crayon and brush and brown, gray and red wash, heightened with white gouache; sheet: 31.9 x 47.8 cm (12 9/16 x 18 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1956.729 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“"The German troups received the formal order to spare private property"” is a work by Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931), dated fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s. It is executed in black crayon and brush and brown, gray and red wash, heightened with white gouache and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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