Siege of Constantine. (Africa)

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of image): 7 3/4 x 10 7/8in. (19.7 x 27.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/16 x 12 1/8in. (23 x 30.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA historical scene from the Napoleonic Wars, showing a battle between French soldiers on the right and Arabs on the left. The French soldiers wear uniforms and wield swords and muskets. Some have knapsacks. One Arab wields a dagger; another fires a pistol. A banner with two crecent moons flies over the Arabs. Some Arabs are wounded. A stone fort is in the background.

Object number1950.75.0

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InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "SIEGE OF CONSTANTINE. (AFRICA.) / The French, masters of the breach, rushed like a torrent upon the Arabs and made them pay dear for the fatigue which had been endured. The carnage was / terrible and the tumult and disorder which prevailed during the first hours of victory could not be suppressed."

On verso, a pencil drawing of a two-story building, apparently a house.
NotesSubject Note: This print depicts the Siege of Constantine, in which the French took control of the city and all of Algeria in 1830.

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