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This was the first of four battle scenes painted by Vernet for the Duke of Orléans. It shows the Battle at Jemappes, which took place on 6 November 1792 near the Walloon town of Jemappes. At that time Jemappes was in the Austrian Netherlands but is now part of the city of Mons in south-western Belgium. The French believed that by occupying the Netherlands they could block an invasion of France by Austria and Prussia. The battle was a victory for the newly established French Republic and its Army of the North, under the command of General Charles-François du Perier Dumouriez, which defeated the Austrian imperial army led by the Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen. Although Vernet shows the battle in the distance, he focuses on one incident as an illustration of French bravery.
Title
The Battle of Jemappes
Date
1821
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 177.2 x W 288.3 cm
Accession number
NG2963
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Sir John Murray Scott, 1914
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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