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Charcoal drawing of a battlefield with grave crosses in the foreground and horse-drawn artillery advancing along a road in the distance.

Taking Artillery Around the Mine Crater in the Road to Varennes

A charcoal drawing of a wartime battlefield shows rows of wooden grave crosses across a churned field. Horse-drawn artillery and wagons advance along a road in the background, while soldiers rest, stoop, or lie among the markers in the foreground.

Artist
Morgan
Date
1918-09
Medium
charcoal (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 2613 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 2009).
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: Artillería rodeando el cráter de mina en el camino a Varennes

Un dibujo en carboncillo de un campo de batalla de guerra muestra hileras de cruces de madera sobre un terreno revuelto. Artillería tirada por caballos y carros avanzan por un camino al fondo, mientras soldados descansan, se inclinan o yacen entre las cruces en primer plano.

Português: Artilharia contornando a cratera de mina na estrada de Varennes

Um desenho a carvão de um campo de batalha da guerra mostra fileiras de cruzes de madeira de sepultura sobre um terreno revolvido. Artilharia puxada por cavalos e carroças avançam por uma estrada ao fundo, enquanto soldados descansam, se curvam ou jazem entre as cruzes em primeiro plano.