Crimean War: "Pièces brisées dans la Redoute Korniloff"

Artist Léon-Eugène Méhédin (French, 1828 - 1905)

CultureFrench, 1828 – 1905

Date1855

MediumAlbumenized salt print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 7/8 × 12 5/8 inches (25.08 × 32.07 cm)
Mount: 16 7/8 × 20 1/2 inches (42.86 × 52.07 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2026.14.1

SignedOn mount recto, lower left, in black ink: “L. Médéhin.”

InscribedOn mount recto, bottom center, in black ink: “Pièces brisées dans la Redoute Korniloff.”

MarkingsBlind Stamp on mount recto, bottom center: “Martens / PARIS”

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DescriptionImage of a desolate landscape with broken cannons in the foreground, stacked piles of iron cannonballs near the center, and splintered wooden structures with small fragments scattered throughout.

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