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DescriptionProperty from a Private CollectionJohn Lewis BrownFrench1829 - 1890Battle of Reichshoffen, 6 August 1870
signed and dated John Lewis Brown 1872 lower leftoil on canvasUnframed: 148 by 146.5cm., 58¼ by 57¾in.Framed: 175 by 174cm., 68¾ by 68½in.Condition reportRelined. Extensive retouching throughout visible under ultra-violet light. Some of this has been applied in broad strokes and appear excessive.
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Sale: 3 February, 1919
Private collection, France
James Faber Ltd., London
Purchased from the above by the present owner on 30 January 1993Catalogue noteThe Battle of Reichshoffen (also known as the Battle of Wörth) took place near the village of Wœrth in Alsace, on the Sauer River at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War. It is referred to as the second battle of Wörth (the first occurred during the French Revolutionary wars in 1793). In the second battle depicted here, troops from Germany defeated the French, primarily due to a much larger army and superior artillery.