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Three Armed Riders Escorting Prisoners near Reims
Three Armed Riders Escorting Prisoners near Reims is a gouache drawing by the Romanticist artist Peter von Hess. It dates from 1825 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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- Inscribed:signed and dated at lower right in gray ink: Peter Hess. 1825; at top right in black: 10 [very small]; on milestone in gray ink: 3 Lieues a RHEIMS
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Overview
Three Armed Riders Escorting Prisoners near Reims is a drawing created by Peter von Hess in 1825 using watercolor over graphite on wove paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a group of prisoners escorted by three mounted men in military attire, set against a cloudy sky near a body of water with a distant building and an inscribed stone column.
Technique & Style
Executed in watercolor over graphite with borderlines in pen and black ink, the work showcases the artist's use of color and detail, characteristic of the Romanticism movement.
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