Here's the d'Etaille sketch. From a Frenchman who was there. I got the light right
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--Harpers weekly, eh?? Here's a good one, imagery that would never be seen again produced outside of Germany. What's that? Up in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? IT'S....... a Pickelhaube-wearing Cherubim?
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--Here's ANOTHER. I don't own this one, but use it as wallpaper on the computer from time to time.
--Funny, the German chick is looking like an uber-babe, quite unlike the French wench.
'French wench'...ha.
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Love the cherub, but could you imagine waking up to the French Wench"? Coyote time
Here's a Harper's centerfold of Unsere Fritz handing out EK's in the Gardens of Versailles. Come on, youse guys, don't make Bill & me do all the work.
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--Alright, I'm going into the books now. I think I have done all of my engravings between this thread and the "1870" thread...
--This one is from Cassel's "Franco-German War" First Edition, Ca 1877. I collect antique books on the matter, this one has the best engravings. I have to look for the good one of the Prussian breech-loading artillery.Comment
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--You are not mistaken, sort-of... Fritz was Kaiser for 3 months after the death of Kaiser Wilhelm until his death in June of `88.Comment
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