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Description: | image: The straw-covered interior of a shattered dwelling. At the right of the composition stands a young peasant in
profile: dressed in waistcoat, patched trousers and sabots, he holds a Lebel rifle with fixed bayonet at the ready. Slung around his waist
is a French infantry belt with ammunition pouch and bayonet scabbard. His heroic pose is derived from one of the figures (check) from the
Serment du Jeu de Paume by Jacques Louis David (1748 - 1825). The objects of his attention are seven German infantrymen who dominate the
remainder of the composition, from the centre to the left. Three stand, their hands up in surrender, the others, one of which is wounded,
kneel and sit with an air of resignation. By the broken window stands a table upon which are three wine bottles (one overturned and a
brandy bottle. Outside the window two peasant cottages can be seen. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Weapons Chatain Action civilian personnel Military Personnel German invasion of Belgium and France children Uniforms Gustave Prisoners Imperial German Army | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Fabiano, Fabien | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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