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Painted soldier in a steel helmet raising both arms among broken wooden beams and rubble, with a shell casing in the foreground.

The Sniper

A soldier in a steel helmet and field-grey coat raises both arms amid splintered timbers and rubble inside a shattered structure. Loose watercolor, charcoal and pastel build a dim, dramatic scene, with a shell casing and debris in the foreground.

Artist
Dunn
Date
ca 1918
Medium
watercolor (overall production method/technique) charcoal (overall production method/technique) pastel (overall production method/technique)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
2303 × 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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