The Attack on the Grand Convoy Near Salinas
| The Attack on the Grand Convoy Near Salinas | |
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| Artist | Louis-François Lejeune |
| Year | 1819 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 465 cm × 543 cm (183 in × 214 in) |
| Location | Palace of Versailles, Versailles |
The Attack on the Grand Convoy Near Salinas (French: Attaque d'un grand convoi à Salinas, Biscaye, 25 mai 1812) is an 1819 history painting by the French artist Louis-François Lejeune.[1] It depicts a scene from the Peninsular War on 25 May 1812 when a French convoy was attacked near Salinas by Spanish guerrilleros.[2] Those in the convoy (including the court of Joseph Bonaparte, Spanish allies of the French and British prisoners of war) joined forces to fight off the attackers.[3]
It was exhibited at the Salon of 1819 at the Louvre. Today it is in the collection of the Palace of Versailles, having been acquired in 1861.[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Hornstein, Katie. Picturing War in France, 1792–1856. Yale University Press, 2018.
- Thompson, Christopher W. Victor Hugo and the Graphic Arts 1820-1833. Librairie Droz, 1970.
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