A Military Convoy Surprised by an Explosion

ca. 1790–1800

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pencil, pen and brown ink, gray wash
Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (35 x 52.1 cm)
Collection no.: 2000.638
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0License details

Dirk Langendijk. A Military Convoy Surprised by an Explosion. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey, 2000. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access, CC0. Full-frame resize and JPEG compression.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

A Military Convoy Surprised by an Explosion — Dirk Langendijk. ca. 1790–1800.

Medium: Pencil, pen and brown ink, gray wash. Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (35 x 52.1 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey, 2000.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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