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Mounted soldiers in red-topped caps cross a shallow river at sunset, with a cloaked rider leading across golden water.

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Reconnaissance, Artur Grottger (1862), Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery. Via artnap.com

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A group of mounted soldiers in military dress crosses a shallow river at sunset, with the water reflecting the golden and orange sky. A rider in a long pale cloak leads the group across rolling, dim terrain. The painting is titled Reconnaissance, by Artur Grottger, dated 1862, and held by the Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery.

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