Hyon, Georges Louis (French artist, born 1855) , An Episode in the Franco-Prussian War - NIRP - VADS: the online resource for visual arts

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Title	An Episode in the Franco-Prussian War
Collection	Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums): Kelvingrove Museum
Artist	Hyon, Georges Louis (French artist, born 1855)
Date Earliest	possibly 1870
Date Latest	possibly 1871
Signed	yes
Description	Georges Hyon chooses to paint an episode from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, which forced France to sign a humiliating armistice with the German Empire in January 1871. This is a scene of tension, and dramatic movement encapsulated in the skirmish between French and German cavalry scouts. Hyon exhibited only military subjects at the Paris Salon from 1875 to 1880, when military scenes were popular. The painting resembles in subject and composition Hyon's Cavalry in Action (private collection).
Current Accession Number	1495
Inscription	front lr 'G. HYON'
Subject	military and war
Measurements	92.4 x 114.4 cm cm (estimate)
Material	oil on canvas
Acquisition Details	Bequeathed by Major John Garroway 1920.
Provenance	James Garroway; Margaret Helen Garroway.
Principal Exhibitions	Exhibition of Narrative Paintings, Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, 1940, cat. no. 155; The Birth of Impressionism from Constable to Monet, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, 1997.
Publications	Catalogue of French Paintings, Glasgow Art Gallery and Museums, 1953, p. 67; French Paintings and Drawings Illustrated Summary Catalogue, Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, 1985, p. 76; French School Catalogue, vol. 2 (Illustrations), Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, 1967, p. 119; Glasgow Art Galleries, Catalogue of Pictures, 1935, p. 157.
Rights Owner	Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums)
Author	Dr Georgia Toutziari

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