German Billets in a Village Near Montabaur

A half-timbered village house with a tiled roof stands along a dirt lane, with two piles of straw or hay in front. Several small figures in dark uniforms stand near the doorway, and a horse-drawn cart sits beside the building. Drawn in pastel, charcoal and watercolor on paper, the sketch has soft grey and muted earth tones.

Artist

Smith

Date

ca 1918

Medium

watercolor (overall production method/technique) pastel (overall production method/technique) charcoal (overall production method/technique)

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)

Size

4000 × 3205 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History