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Emil Orlik
Austrian Munitions Column on the Serbian Border, 1915
In this aquatint by Berlin-based war artist Emil Orlik, an Austrian artillery brigade descends a snow-capped mountain. After Austria-Hungary shelled the Serbian capital, Belgrade, with bombs on July 29, 1914 (in response to the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie), alliances formed in quick succession across Europe, escalating into a far-reaching conflict. Here, a mounted infantry trudges across steep terrain under bitter weather conditions. |