BATTLE OF CHAMPAGNE - GENERAL MARCHAND 1915 Georges Scott FRANCE WORLD WAR I

Original French 22 inch x 15 1/4 inch pages with printed watercolour titled UN EPISODE DE LA BATAILLE DE CHAMPAGNE: L’INTREPIDE GENERAL MARCHAND, GRIEVEMENT BLESSE, EST TRANSPORTE VERS L’ARRIERE

General Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863 – 1934) was a French military officer and explorer in Africa. He was promoted to the rank of General in 1915 during World War I and was wounded in 1915 in the Battle of Champagne and again in 1916 in the Battle of the Somme. He retired from the Army in 1919.

Watercolour by Georges Scott (1873 - 1943). A French war correspondent and illustrator for the French magazine L'Illustration during the early 20th century. Scott specialized in military paintings and drawings and was officially appointed Painter of the Army, covering World War I in France and in the Balkans.

The page comes from the French magazine L’ILLUSTRATION, November 1915

The page is in fine condition with a vertical centre fold with 2 staple holes along it. A map, printed text and photos on the reverse.