# The Objective of War

- By: Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852 - 1931)
- Date: c. 1914/1919
- Medium: crayon and brush and gray ink on wove paper
- Classification: Drawing
- Dimensions: overall: 37.8 x 52.9 cm (14 7/8 x 20 13/16 in.)
- Culture: French
- Credit line: Rosenwald Collection
- Museum: [National Gallery of Art](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.7252.html)
- Rights: [Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ed987a07-1119-4ca3-b91f-ce26dd67f6cf/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)