Lot 137: JULES VAN IMSCHOOT 1821 - 1884 THE BATTLE OF GRAVELOTTE; THE BATTLE OF SEDAN

a pair, both signed l.r.: Jules Van Imschoot and both inscribed on the reverse, the first: Charge du huitieme reg^t des Cuirasfiers / Prussiens a la Bataille de / Gravelotte sous Metz 1870 / Jules Van Imshoot / Bruxelles and the second: Charge du 3^me Reg des Cuirassiers Francais / a la Bataille de Sedan. 1 Septembre 1870. / Jules Van Imschoot. / Bruxelles

oil on canvas, in their original plaster gilt frames

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES

F 1910, p.4, as "A German Battle Scene and a Companion", hanging in Bedroom No.1
CATALOGUE NOTE

These two pictures illustrate two important battles fought towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. The battle of Gravelotte took place on 18th August when the French army under Marshal Bazaine was driven back by the Germans into the fortress of Metz, where they were then surrounded, finally surrendering in October. The battle of Sedan was the decisive battle of the war, leading to the defeat and surrender of Napoleon III's entire army on 1st September.

each 54.5 by 85cm; 21 1/2 by 33 1/2 in. (2)