Print Description
This print shows a view on the The Battle of Gravelotte (18 August 1870), also known as the Battle of Metz or the Battle of Saint-Privat We see King William I of Prussia, Germany, on horseback amidst dying soldiers. It was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War named after Gravelotte, a village in Lorraine between Metz and the formed Franco-German border. Although the French claimed this victory in numbers, the Battle of Gravelotte was above all a strategic victory for Prussia and its allies.
Made by an anonymous engraver/artist.
Medium: Lithograph on wove paper.
Sheet size: 64.7 x 50 cm (25.47 x 19.69 inch). Image size: 59 x 41 cm. (23.23 x 16.14 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Brownish margin. Tear in left margin and plate restored. Four wormholes in plate restored. White spots in plate due to insects. Paperloss in upper left corner. On reverse 2 brown spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BATTLE-KING WILLIAM I OF PRUSSIA-GERMAN FRENCH WAR-GRAVELOTTE-FIGHTING SOLDIERS-HORSES | RB-TEMPLATE 34-LARGE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in ca.1880.
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