The Declaration of Victory After the Battle of Leipzig (German: Siegesmeldung nach der Schlacht bei Leipzig) is an 1839 history painting by the German artist Johann Peter Krafft.[1] It depicts the scene on 19 October 1813 following the four-day Battle of Leipzig when the allied victory over Napoleon's French Empire is reported by Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg.
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| Artist | Johann Peter Krafft |
| Year | 1839 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 192 cm × 268 cm (76 in × 106 in) |
| Location | German Historical Museum, Berlin |
The battle was the largest fought during the Napoleonic Wars.[2] Prominent in the centre are three of the "Allied Monarchs" of the Sixth Coalition, Alexander I of Russia, Francis I of Austria and Frederick William III of Prussia.[3] It was commissioned by the Austrians, and the majority of those pictured are Austrian. Today the painting is in the collection of the German Historical Museum in Berlin.[4]
References
edit- ^ Frodl-Schneemann p.44
- ^ Riley p.281
- ^ Wagar p.170-71
- ^ https://www.dhm.de/lemo/bestand/objekt/siegesmeldung-nach-der-schlacht-bei-leipzig-von-johann-peter-krafft-1839
Bibliography
edit- Frodl-Schneemann, Marianne. Johann Peter Krafft, 1780-1856: Monographie und Verzeichnis der Gemälde. Herold, 1984.
- Riley, Jonathon. 1813: Empire at Bay: The Sixth Coalition & the Downfall of Napoleon. Grub Street Publishers, 2013.
- Wagar, Chip. Double Emperor: The Life and Times of Francis of Austria. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
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