Sedan. French Troops Entering the City
date: label: date made
content: 1918-11-17
label: date made
content: 1918-11-17
name: label: artist
content: Smith, J. Andre
notes: label: Description
content: Mixed media sketch on paper. French troops march over a bridge into Sedan, which was occupied by the Germans for most of World War I. The river is in the foreground, and the buildings of Sedan are in the background. The flag of France flies from several of the buildings and the bridge.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced
content: France: Grand Est, Sedan
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.26055
label: catalog number
content: 26055
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sketch
label: Other Terms
content: Sketch; Mixed Media
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (mat material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (sketch material)
label: Physical Description
content: charcoal (sketch production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: watercolor (sketch production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/2 in x 15 3/4 in; 31.75 cm x 40.005 cm
label: Measurements
content: sketch: 7 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 31.75 cm