Russian cannon, Crimean War
Artist
Léon-Eugène Méhédin
(French, 1828 - 1905)
Date1855
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 7/8 × 12 5/8 inches (25.07 × 32.08 cm)
Mount: 16 15/16 × 20 1/2 inches (43 × 52.07 cm)
Mount: 16 15/16 × 20 1/2 inches (43 × 52.07 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2020.5.5
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "L. Méhédin"
InscribedOn mount recto, bottom, in black pen: "Piéce Russe."
MarkingsBlind stamp on mount rect, bottom center: "Martens / PARIS";
On mount recto, lower left, in pencil: "18 [scratched out] / 19";
On mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "6697/337";
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "091".
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DescriptionImage of a cannon raised on a wheeled platform in a sparse landscape. Surrounding the cannon are large wheels, balls in various sizes, and construction materials.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.
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