The Battle of Taillebourg, 21 July 1242
The Battle of Taillebourg, 21 July 1242 is an 1837 painting of the Battle of Taillebourg by Eugène Delacroix,[1][2] one of 33 huge works commissioned from different artists by Louis-Philippe I for his Gallery of Battles at the Palace of Versailles, inaugurated in 1837.[3] It still hangs there, between Horace Vernet's and Charles-Philippe Larivière's . It is Delacroix's only work in the Gallery and probably his only work in the whole Versailles complex.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Base Joconde: Reference no. 000PE005883, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
- ^ "La bataille de Taillebourg, 21 juillet 1242" (PDF).
- ^ "Inauguration des galeries historiques".
- ^ Base Joconde: Sketch for the work in the Louvre, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Musee d'Orsay article".
Categories:
- War paintings
- Paintings by Eugène Delacroix
- 1837 paintings
- Paintings in the collection of the Palace of Versailles
- Horses in art