| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART92978 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 61 x 42 cm; image: 43 x 30.5 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | lithograph chine colle on paper |
| Maker |
Jonas, Lucien-Hector |
| Place made | France: Paris |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Devant les remparts de Verdun (In front of the ramparts at Verdun)
Description
Dead German soldiers lying in front of the French ramparts at Verdun in France during the First World War. A French soldier with his rifle is looking over the parapet from where he has been shooting the Germans.
Lucien-Hector Jonas was born at Anzin in France on 8 April 1880. He studied first at Valenciennes with Layraud then went to Paris to study with A Maignan and Bonnat. He joined the Societaire des Artistes Francais in 1904 and was awarded third class medal in 1905, second class medal and a scholarship to travel in 1907, the Prix du Salon in 1911, and the second Prix de Rome and the chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur. During the First World War he produced several posters for the French government. He died in Paris in 1947. (biog. translation from Benezit, vol. 6, p. 93).