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Bazeilles (1870)

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Original - Photogravure of Bazeilles (1870) by François Lafon. Shows the Battle of Bazeilles in the Franco-Prussian War, one of the first examples of urban warfare

Reason: Photogravures are always attractive, and this is a rather fine example of the medium. Not sure the tinting is needed, but that's certainly what it was meant to look like, give or take a small amount of saturation, unless the ink has faded in very unusual ways.
Articles in which this image appears: Battle of Bazeilles, Bazeilles
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/War
Creator: François Lafon

Support as nominator --Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 03:14, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. J Milburn (talk) 12:25, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Gut Monk (talk) 00:47, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Not the best nomination you've made, the colors seem especially dull at full size, that's not meant as a put down, just the reason I'm not sure if I support this or not. This postcard(?) was not meant to be +2000px. --I'ḏ♥One 23:53, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- More of a souvenier, I believe. In the lower right it talks about Salon 1896, and was released by a notable art dealership house. And, yes, few artworks are going to be meant for large sizes... on computer screens, but the extra detail is advantageous in printing, as it allows a noticably sharper print. Computer screens are fairly low resolution. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 00:51, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Adam, this may sound rather ignorant, but shouldn't we consider downsampling this image then? It would have the same effect as compressing the print onto a postcard: sharper, more aesthetic. It seems almost foolhardy to try and push a work past the detail its original format afforded it. Cowtowner (talk) 04:38, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - People do use imags on Commons for printing and the like. While I agree there's not much reason to zoom in quite this much *just to look at it*, downsampling could make this useless for other uses. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:38, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - So it be logical to have a larger image on Commons for printing and one on the online encyclopedia for digital viewing, wouldn't in? Cowtowner (talk) 18:40, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        We've never done things that way. *shrug* If it's going to be implemented, fine, but I suspect it'd need more general discussion, given that scaled-down duplicates are routinely deleted from Commons. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:39, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Just thinking out loud here. For what it's worth, I'm in support. Cowtowner (talk) 23:54, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        IT's a reasonable suggestion, though I suspect easier done with the thumbnailer (once it's fixed) Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:01, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Not quite enough context for me to support - if it's the beginning of the battle, it needs to say so, and describe what it's showing and how this differs from the later stages. Also, identifying people and/or buildings could help with EV. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 18:41, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I THINK that's the old church, which the Prussians destroyed. This ought to be a scene of recruiting the citizenry to join in the battle, though my very bad French means it's hard for me to say. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:03, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:29, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hate to do it, but only 4 of 5 required supports. Makeemlighter (talk) 03:29, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]