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W17 Blouin - HISTORY 202 - Doing History

Representations of Warfare

This engraving reproduces a relief sculpture from the second century CE of Roman soldiers under Emperor Trajan conquering the Dacians in what is today Romania. The sculpture was later removed from its original monument built to honor Trajan and incorporated into the Arch of Constantine, erected in Rome by the emperor Constantine between 312 and 315.<br />
The relief depicts mounted Roman soldiers, dressed in their characteristic armor and helmets, surging to the left and right from the center of the scene. A group of soldiers sounding horns stands in their midst. The Romans' vanquished Dacian foes lie trampled beneath the horses' hooves.

Nicolas Beatrizet
Combat of Romans and Dacians (after a relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome)
engraving on laid paper
10 ⅞ in x 17 ¾ in (27.62 cm x 45.08 cm);22 1/16 in x 28 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 71.28 cm);11 ⅝ in x 17 ¾ in (29.53 cm x 45.08 cm)
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This woodcut features a multitude of armored figures, some of which are on horseback, engaged in a battle with swords and lances in a hilly countryside. Two cannons are arranged on the lower right in the foreground and one cannon is being manipulated by a figure in the lower left corner of the composition. Various flags are included in the image including one with a Burgundian cross. In the distance of the scene there is a walled town with mountains positioned behind it.<br />

Hans Burgkmair
Two Scenes of Armies Fighting
woodcut on laid paper
7 in x 6 in (17.78 cm x 15.24 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

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Jacques Callot
Assaut de deux forteresses (Assault on Two Fortresses) from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis."
engraving on paper
7 ¾ in x 11 ½ in (19.68 cm x 29.21 cm);14 in x 19 in (35.56 cm x 48.26 cm);8 ⅞ in x 11 ¾ in (22.54 cm x 29.85 cm);10 ½ in x 14 3/10 in (26.67 cm x 36.35 cm)
Gift of Jean Paul Slusser

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Jacques Callot
Siege of La Rochelle, one of 6 plates
etching on ivory laid paper
26 ⅛ in x 20 in (66.36 cm x 50.8 cm);26 in x 31 15/16 in (66.04 cm x 81.12 cm)
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Jacques Callot
The Peasants' Revenge, No. 17 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'
etching on paper
8 ½ in x 12 ⅛ in (21.59 cm x 30.8 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm)
Anonymous Gift for The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection

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This black and white print shows a winter mountain scene with steep snow covered peaks and a compound of buildings in the pass between them. There is a large crowd of soldiers, some on foot and some on horseback, who are gathered around their commander. He stands on a snowy rise and points to a friar who holds a basket of bread. Other friars walk among the foot soldiers to distribute bread. There is French writing below the scene that identifies the title, artist and publisher of the print.

Théodore Géricault
Napoleon at the St. Bernard Pass (Passage de Mont St. Bernard)
lithograph on cream wove paper
17 7/8 in x 19 5/8 in (45.4 cm x 49.85 cm);20 7/8 in x 22 1/16 in (53.02 cm x 56.04 cm);17 7/8 in x 19 5/8 in (45.4 cm x 49.85 cm);14 in x 16 3/8 in (35.56 cm x 41.59 cm)
Gift of Gilbert Frimet

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Théodore Géricault
Retour de Russie
lithograph on paper
17 5/8 in x 14 5/16 in (44.77 cm x 36.35 cm);28 1/16 in x 22 1/16 in (71.28 cm x 56.04 cm);17 13/16 in x 14 5/16 in (45.24 cm x 36.35 cm)
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection

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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
What a Soldier!, from"Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates")
etching and brushed aquatint on paper
11 5/8 in x 16 15/16 in (29.53 cm x 43.02 cm);18 in x 22 in (45.72 cm x 55.88 cm)
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Clarence J. Boldt, Jr.

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A group of soldiers stand and sit in a landscape; some face the camera while others are posed engaged in conversation. Behind them stand several tall trees and between them a tent with the flaps decorated with an American flag. Seated alone to the left is a young African-American man holding a broom.

Mathew B. Brady
Engineering Corps
albumen print on paper
11 in. x 16 7/8 in. ( 27.9 cm x 42.9 cm )
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Army Reinactment. Soldiers passing over wounded soldiers. One is carrying the American flag.

Robert A. Zeichner
Don't Look at Them, from "Antietam: The Lost Images Portfolio I"
toned gelatin silver print on paper
13 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in. ( 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm )
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond

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Photograph of a long procession of soldiers marching in a rural landscape.

André Kertész
Forced March to the Front between Lonié and Mitulen
gelatin silver print on paper
7 15/16 in x 9 15/16 in (20.16 cm x 25.24 cm)
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Strauss

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Photograph of a man sitting on the sidewalk next to a covered wagon, surrounded by trunks, satchels, and other objects. The man looks at two puppies in the left foreground of the image.

André Kertész
Transport
gelatin silver print on paper
8 in x 9 15/16 in (20.32 cm x 25.24 cm);14 5/16 in x 19 5/16 in (36.35 cm x 49.05 cm);8 in x 9 15/16 in (20.32 cm x 25.24 cm);7 3/16 in x 9 3/4 in (18.26 cm x 24.77 cm)
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Strauss

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