George Durs Gordon Egg

This watercolor artist captured scenes from the 1850s Crimean War. Look for Durand Brager’s 1862 work, The French Artistic Correspondent in the Crimea, a firsthand sketch of reporters and soldiers in ink and wash. The piece shows how artists and journalists brought the war’s reality to Europe in real time.

Tap the drawing to zoom in on the journalist’s boots and the battered press satchel, tiny details that make the story feel close.