The Defence of the Gauls by Vercingetorix

The Defence of the Gauls by Vercingetorix (French: La Défense des Gaules par Vercingétorix) is an 1855 history painting by the French artist Théodore Chassériau.Krmnicek & Rambach p.166 It depicts the Battle of Gergovia, with the Gaullish warrior Vercingetorix leading his forces to victory over the Roman Empire.Sandoz p.400

Chassériau exhibited the painting at the Salon of 1855, part of the wider Exposition Universelle held in Paris. The painting is in the collection of the Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot in Clermont-Ferrand having been acquired in 1890.

References

Bibliography Krmnicek, Stefan & Rambach, Hadrien (ed.) Academia and Trade: The Numismatic World in the Long Nineteenth Century, Volume 1. Taylor & Francis, 2023. Sandoz, Marc Théodore Chassériau, 1819-1856: Catalogue raisonné des peintures et estampes. 1974.