The Battle of Taillebourg, 21 July 1242

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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[]

  1. ^ Base Joconde: Reference no. 000PE005883, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ "La bataille de Taillebourg, 21 juillet 1242" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Inauguration des galeries historiques".
  4. ^ Base Joconde: Sketch for the work in the Louvre, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ "Musee d'Orsay article".
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