| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART50151 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 38.5 x 57 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | photoengraving on Japan paper; edition: 144/300 |
| Maker |
Forain, Jean-Louis |
| Place made | France: Paris |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Sunt lacrymae rerum ( They are tears of the world)
Description
Two soldiers sit in a devastated village and ask a women with her arms around a young girl in tears: 'Why does she cry?' They receive the reply: 'She came back to find her house'. Innocent women and children were the victims of German aerial bombings. This work was published in 'L'Opinion', 11 september 1915, p.188-189 (42A). There is a drawing of this subject in a private collection (42B). It was included in 'De la Marne au Rhin I', 41 (42E).