Georges SCOTT (1873-1943), after Alphonse DE NEUVILLE German parliamentarians enter Belfort, February 16, 1871 Oil on canvas. Coated. Signed lower right (restorations). 116 x 81 cm Gilded frame with engraved cartouche. Historical background: With this work, Georges Scott (1873-1943) pays tribute to one of his masters (with whom, however, he did not work) Alphonse de Neuville (died 1885), undoubtedly one of the greatest names in military painting along with Édouard Detaille, with whom Scott worked. The episode depicted is that of the German parliamentarians arriving in Belfort. Their mission is to demand the surrender of the town, which is refused by Colonel Denfert Rochereau. After the armistice, he leaves the town undefeated.