Who the Devil Told You We Were Going to Charge? (1891 drawing)

Three uniformed soldiers stand among tree trunks in a wooded clearing, one gesturing with an arm raised while another shades his eyes and looks ahead. Behind them, rows of men in dark coats stand in the shadowed undergrowth, and helmets and debris lie scattered on the ground. The graphite and wash drawing has soft grey tones.

Artist

Ludovico Marchetti

Date

1891

Medium

Graphite with grey and black washes and white heightening on white watercolor paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2040 × 2856 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum