A printed title above the print in the upper margin reads: ‘Rupture de Porte / Par le Pétard de l’Artillerie / Charge du Pétard: 15 kg. de poudre de guerre.’

Photographed around 1875 by an unidentified photographer of ‘L’École Régimentaire,’ according to a credit printed on the mount in the lower margin.

The print measures 5.25” by 3.75” (134 mm by 95 mm); its mount measures 8” by 6.2” (203 mm by 158 mm).