Attack on a Large Convoy at Salinas
| Attack on a large convoy at 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 |
Attaque d'un grand convoi à Salinas, Biscaye, 25 mai 1812 (French for 'Attack on a large convoy at Salinas, Biscay, 25 May 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.[2]
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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson 1970, p. 17.
- ^ a b Hornstein 2018, pp. 54–55.
- ^ "Attaque du grand convoi, pres de Salinas, en Biscaye, 25 mai 1812". POP - Plateforme Ouverte du Patrimoine. Ministère de la Culture. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
Works cited
[edit]- Hornstein, Katie (2018), Picturing War in France, 1792–1856, Yale University Press
- Thompson, Christopher W. (1970), Victor Hugo and the Graphic Arts 1820-1833, Librairie Droz