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Charcoal sketch of a war-damaged church facade with an arched doorway, with soldiers and debris in the street in front.

Inside the Church at Badonviller

A charcoal and pastel sketch shows a damaged stone church facade with a dark arched doorway and a bell tower behind it. Soldiers and debris, including broken wagon wheels and rubble, fill the foreground of the bombed street.

Artist
Smith
Date
ca 1918
Medium
charcoal (overall production method/technique) pastel (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material) watercolor (overall pro
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
2964 × 3999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1923).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

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