11 Inch (27 tons) Gun, Mounted on Naval-Carriage
11 Inch (27 tons) Gun, Mounted on Naval-Carriage

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11 Inch (27 tons) Gun, Mounted on Naval-Carriage,

1869

Krupp Studio, German, active late 19th century
2012-52
Prussia’s quick victory in the Franco-Prussian War was due primarily to its military training, the development of elaborate railway systems to quickly mobilize troops, and the vast superiority of modern forged-steel artillery manufactured by the Essen-based company Frederich Krupp AG, by 1870 the largest industrial concern in Europe.

Information

Title
11 Inch (27 tons) Gun, Mounted on Naval-Carriage
Dates

1869

Medium

Albumen print from a wet collodion negative

Dimensions

22 x 30.5 cm. (8 11/16 x 12 in.)
mount: 46.4 x 60.6 cm. (18 1/4 x 23 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro

Object Number
2012-52
Place Made

Europe, Germany, Essen

Marks/Labels/Seals

Title in English, French and German on mount

Culture
German
Type
albumen prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
albumen process, mounting
Subject
soldiers, men, figures (representations), industrial sites, artillery

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