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Identifier: clyall00amer (find matches)
Title: Illustrated catalogue of paintings, pastels and water colors collected by the late David C. Lyall of Brooklyn
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: American Art Association Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912
Subjects: Lyall, David C
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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rm of the Jewishmaiden to place her behind him on his saddle.The group, which is full of movement and ofstrong contrasts of light and of color, is sup-ported by the figure of a galloping cavalier to theright and below, while in the background are thetowers of Front de Bceufs castle all ablaze, send-ing out great clouds of tawny smoke which halfcover the expanse of blue sky. In the fore-ground are a drum, a spear, shield, and a quiverof arrows. Signed at the right, Eug. Delacroix. Height, S9y2 inches; width, 32 inches. LEnlevement was first exhibited in the Salon of 1846.On May 29, 1852, it appeared in the Callot sale; on February 9, 1856, in the sale of M. T , of Brussels; on March 7, 1870, in the Edwards sale, and in May, 1883, in the Sabatier sale. OnMay 17, 1888, it was purchased at the sale of the late S. Gold-schmidt by M. Knoedler & Co., of New York, for the collection ofD. C. Lyall, Esq., of Brooklyn. This picture was exhibited in1889-90 in the Barye Exhibition, New York. i
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THE DESTRUCTION OF THETELEGRAPH LINE: An Episode in the Franco-German War BY ALPHONSE MARIE DE NEUVILLE For illustration see Frontispiece ALPHONSE DE NEUVILLE 97—THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TELEGRAPH LINE: An Episode in the Franco-German War This picture was the last important work un-dertaken by the artist before his premature death.In an interesting letter, a translation of which isgiven below, he gives a picturesque account ofthe incident he illustrated and of the circum-stances attending the painting of the picture. Signed at the left, A. de Neuville, 1884. Height, 47 inches; width, 32% inches. My Dear Friend: My picture represents an episode in theFranco-German War—the destruction, by Prussian dragoons, ofthe telegraph of Etretat in Normandy. The incident is described in a very vivid way by LudovicHalevy in his book, LInvasion. I have not changed his de-scription and have added simply the character of the cur£ whoadvises the old mayor to accept the inevitable with resignation. Th

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