"The Armistice" — "A Bulgarian Encampment on the Heights above Pirot" — A sketch by M. Antoine Piotrowski, Our Special Artist with the Bulgarians, which appeared in the London The Graphic, 2 January 1886: No. 840, Vol. XXXIII, p. 4 (upper register). 17.4 cm high by 22.3 cm wide — 6 ⅝ inches high by 8 ⅞ inches wide. [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
The Graphic's coverage of the war between Serbia and Bulgaria, which was featured on the cover of this issue, continues inside it.
From sketches by Mr. F. Villiers, our Special Artist with the Servians, With the Knights of Malta — The Luxury of a Smoke (2 January 1886), lower register, p. 4.
"The Bulgarians suffered somewhat severely from want of food, as they were domiciled in an enemy's country, and the terrible weather and deep snow greatly delayed the transport of provisions from their own base of supplies" ("Our Illustrations," 2 January 1886).
Links to Related Material
- "Christmas in the Field, Pirot — An Affair of Outposts." — The Graphic's cover (2 January 1886)
- The Little Bulgar Boy. A Woeful Ballad of the Balkans (Punch cartoon of October 1885, by Linley Sambourne)
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Bibliography
Villers, F. Christmas in the Field, Pirot — An Affair of Outposts. Christmas in Camp at Nisch — "Roast Pork" The War between Servia and Bulgaria. The Graphic, Vol. 33, No. 840 (2 January 1886).
Villers, F., and M. Antoine Piotrowski. The Armistice" — "A Bulgarian Encampment on the Heights above Pirot. With the Knights of Malta — The Luxury of a Smoke. The Graphic, Vol. 33. No. 840 (2 January 1886), 4.
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