Prinz Eitel Friedrich with the Guards at Colonfay 1914

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vonkluck14

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Gents,

Found this print for pocket money on the Bay. It's a print dating from the twenties of the famous painting by Professor Ungewitter (love that name..), referring to the Battle of St Quentin on 29.08.1914 when the 1. Garde Regiment fell back under heavy artillery fire during the attack on the village of Colonfay. The tambour being hit, Prinz Eitel Friedrich took the drum himself and thus restored order and confidence. For those able to understand German, this famous episode is well documented on the site http://www.erstes-garderegiment.de" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

The print has some wonderfull details and expresses drama and emotion. Once framed it will fit nicely between the Haubes!

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Has anyone visited the battlesite?

greetings

Marcel
 
Very nice and expressive depiction indeed Marcel... but what's that poor shepherd dog doing in there? The prince's dog or the regiment's mascot? And why would they expose him (her?) like that?
 
Dogs were taken into battle quite a bit by both sides...they can make very effective weapons with the right training!
 
What a beautiful print! Can you tell what the original media was? Litho, guash, water color, ink, graphite? Germans are very fond of their dogs and will take them everywhere with them. I've seen them in restaurants, in grocery carts, coming out of church, etc. Also, as stated, they're good for protection as well.

:D Ron
 
vonkluck14 said:
The original painting you mean? I've no idea....
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Well, maybe we can figure this out then! How thick is the paper? Are there any 'dents' around the outside from, for example a plate or stone? I'm thinking this is an early photo-offset print, but am wondering if it's something else. I don't see any edition numbers... are there?

:D Ron
 
Here's the link to the seller, with further explanation on the print!

http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/200674417394?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

regards

Marcel
 
E.F. had a march of his own (as many of the bluebloods seemed to do):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJCj7C0SjOs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
A little bit of trivia,

according to Das Ehrenbuch der Garde, the dead Drummer, from whom the Prince recovered the drum was one Füsilier-Spielmann Otto of 11. Kompagnie.

Regards
Glenn
 
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