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The piece in danger – Vintage Print

The piece in danger, c[between 1900 and 1912] — historic photograph
The piece in danger, c[between 1900 and 1912]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The piece in danger comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Here the subject is a painting rather than a place: a photograph of a canvas by Alphonse de Neuville, the French military painter known for battle scenes that were widely reproduced after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to 1871. The title, *The Piece in Danger*, suggests an artillery gun exposed under fire, a subject Neuville returned to often. The Detroit Publishing Company photographed many artworks like this one for commercial reproduction, so the glass negative preserves the painting's composition as it reached viewers far from the original.

Created / publishedc[between 1900 and 1912]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
NotesDate based on Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of a painting signed A. de Neuville
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan800 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-75590

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