EMILE BRISSET | THE DAY AFTER THE BATTLE OF FRŒSCHWILLER, AUGUST 1870

Sale: Sotheby's, New York, February 16, 1995, lot 64, illustrated 

Acquired at the above sale

"Le Spectateur militaire au Salon," Le Spectateur militaire, June 1, 1885 

Paris, Salon des Artistes Français, 1885, no. 380

This large-scale, panoramic composition depicts the day following the Battle of Frœschwiller, also known as the Battle of Wörth, one of the earliest battles of the Franco-Prussian War that took place on August 6, 1870. The troops are wounded and weary after a decisive German victory, but they remain optimistic as they march towards the next decisive battle. The present lot was exhibited at the 1885 Salon des Artistes Français. 

We are grateful to François Robichon, Président des Amis d'Édouard Detaille, for his assistance with cataloguing this work.