Author: Morot, Aimé Nicolas (1850-1913)
Title: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour. Battle of Rezonville or Vionville. Original Etching
Description: 1886. Etching. 10 x 53cm. Mounted on board in olf mat. Sigend and dated in the plate. Ink signature of Raoul Ferry in lower right margin.. The Battle of Mars-la-Tour, Battle of Rezonville or Vionville. August 16, 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. It took place in the vicinity of Mars-la-Tour, a village about twenty kilometers west of Metz. This is the last great cavalry battle in Europe. The Franco-Prussian war wasfought between July 19, 1870 and May 10, 1871 between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with the support of the North German Confederation and the allied kingdoms of Baden, Bavaria and Württemberg...Provenance: Sophie Renard, Chateau-Thierry. 02400 Brasles, France. .

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