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Kriegsszene
War Scene
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War Scene, ca. 1872–1874

ArtistErnest Crofts, Leeds (West Yorkshire) 1847–1911 London
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame34 × 59 cm
Dimensions with frame61,5 × 85 × 10 cm
Status
on display, room 010.2
About the workThis scene from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 alludes to the defeat of the French army. The soldiers running away show that Ernest Crofts was on the side of the Germans: desertion was a criminal offence and a social taboo. The English artist came to Düsseldorf to study, married a German woman and settled there as a battle painter. In the 1870s and 1880s, his motifs inspired by open-air painting were very popular, including in England.
AccessionBequest 1938
Provenance1938 erhalten aus dem Nachlass Laurenz Heinrich Hetjens (Düsseldorf 16.7.1830 - 1906 Düsseldorf)
Inventory numberM 4491
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