Lot Essay
Jena is in central Germany, in Thüringen, on the Saale River near Erfurt. North of the city is the site of the Battle of Jena, at which Napoleon defeated the Prussians in 1806.
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Battle of Jena; saluting the trophies of war
Details
William Barnes Wollen (1857-1939)
Battle of Jena; saluting the trophies of war
signed and dated 'W.B. Wollen./1921' (lower right)and further signed and inscribed 'Trophies of the Battlefield Jena 1806/W.B. Wollen/10 Queen Anne's Gardens/Bedford Park/London W4' (on old label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
44¼ x 64¼ in. (112.5 x 163.2 cm.)
Battle of Jena; saluting the trophies of war
signed and dated 'W.B. Wollen./1921' (lower right)and further signed and inscribed 'Trophies of the Battlefield Jena 1806/W.B. Wollen/10 Queen Anne's Gardens/Bedford Park/London W4' (on old label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
44¼ x 64¼ in. (112.5 x 163.2 cm.)
Provenance
Mrs G. Marsden; Christie's, London, 16 April 1934, lot 65 (unsold).
Exhibited
Paris, Gaillon, Exposition d'Artists Français, no.24.
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