A mounted officer of the engineers with map in hand is seeking directions from a peasant tending his flock with a dog. Another mounted soldier is visible in the background. A pen and ink drawing of this subject, now in a private collection in boulogne-sur-mer, dated 1876, was published by deneuville in "croquis militaires," paris, 1876, plate 16. This drawing may be the "paysan donnant des renseignements à des officiers français," listed in the deneuville sale, paris, 1886, no. 256. Object Type: painting. Date: 1876. Place of creation: France. Dimensions: height: 46.6 cm (18.3 in); width: 33 cm (12.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Alphonse de Neuville - Information - Walters 3793
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