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Pencil and watercolor sketch of a riverside city with stone buildings and a crowded bridge over water, dated November 1918.

Sedan. French Troops Entering the City

A pencil and wash sketch of a riverside town with tall stone buildings lining a waterfront, a stone bridge crossing the water, and a crowd of small figures gathered on the span. Bare trees stand at right and a pale blue sky fills the upper area. The sketch is signed and dated in the lower left.

Artist
Smith
Date
1918-11-17
Medium
paper (mat material) paper (sketch material) charcoal (sketch production method/technique) watercolor (sketch production method/technique)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 3185 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 2011).
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

Español: Sedán: tropas francesas entrando en la ciudad, 1918

Un boceto a lápiz y aguada de una ciudad junto al río, con altos edificios de piedra alineados frente al agua y un puente que cruza el cauce. Sobre el puente se aprecia una multitud de pequeñas figuras. Árboles sin hojas aparecen a la derecha y un cielo azul pálido ocupa la parte superior.

Português: Sedan: tropas francesas entrando na cidade, 1918

Um esboço a lápis e aquarela de uma cidade à beira do rio, com altos edifícios de pedra enfileirados junto à água e uma ponte de pedra cruzando o curso. Sobre a ponte, uma multidão de pequenas figuras se reúne. Árvores sem folhas aparecem à direita e um céu azul pálido ocupa a parte superior.