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Pencil and gouache drawing of a shattered church tower above damaged red-roofed buildings and bare trees in a ruined village.

The Church at Fossoy. (On the German Line of Retreat)

A pencil and gouache drawing of a ruined church tower rising above damaged rooftops and collapsed buildings in a village. Broken walls, a shattered tower top, and sketchy trees frame the scene, with loose green foliage in the foreground and a faint signature at lower right.

Artist
Aylward
Date
1918-07-26
Medium
graphite (overall production method/technique) gouache (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 2746 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 2007).
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: La iglesia de Fossoy, escena de aldea en ruinas, 1918

Dibujo a lápiz y gouache de una torre de iglesia en ruinas que se alza sobre tejados dañados y edificios derrumbados en un pueblo. Muros rotos, la parte superior de la torre destruida y árboles esbozados enmarcan la escena, con follaje verde suelto en primer plano.

Português: A igreja de Fossoy, cena de aldeia em ruínas, 1918

Desenho a grafite e guache de uma torre de igreja em ruínas erguendo-se acima de telhados danificados e edifícios desabados em uma aldeia. Muros partidos, o topo da torre destroçado e árvores esboçadas emolduram a cena, com folhagem verde solta no primeiro plano.