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| {{lang for|fr|'''Bataille d'Aboukir'''|Battle of Aboukir}} is an 1804 ] by the French ] ].{{sfn|Grigsby|2002|pp=134-135}} | |||
| It depicts the ] fought on 25 July 1799 during the ]. General ] French troops defeated a force from the ] outside ] on the ] coast of ]. | |||
| It was one of three paintings Lejeune exhibited at the ] at the ] in ] along with his ''The Battle of Lodi''. |
It was one of three paintings Lejeune exhibited at the ] at the ] in ] along with his ''The Battle of Lodi''.{{sfn|Hornstein|2018|p=32}} | ||
| {{As of|2025}}, it is in the collection of the ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web |lang=fr |title=Bataille d'Aboukir, 27 juillet 1799 |website=CollectionConnection |url=https://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#/query/46c40548-7b69-449f-9a87-69c740262fb0 |access-date=17 January 2025 }}</ref> | |||
| The 1806 painting '']'' by ] is also in the collection at Versailles. | |||
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* {{citation |last=Grigsby |first=Darcy Grimaldo |year=2002 |title=Extremities: Painting Empire in Post-revolutionary France |publisher=] }} | ||
| * Hornstein |
* {{citation |last=Hornstein |first=Katie |year=2018 |title=Picturing War in France, 1792–1856 |publisher=Yale University Press }} | ||
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Painting by Louis-François Lejeune
| Bataille d'Aboukir | |
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| Artist | Louis-François Lejeune |
| Year | 1804 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 185 cm × 255 cm (73 in × 100 in) |
| Location | Palace of Versailles, Versailles |
Bataille d'Aboukir (French for 'Battle of Aboukir') is an 1804 history painting by the French artist Louis-François Lejeune. It depicts the Battle of Abukir fought on 25 July 1799 during the French invasion of Egypt. General Napoleon Bonaparte French troops defeated a force from the Ottoman Empire outside Abu Qir on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt.
It was one of three paintings Lejeune exhibited at the Salon of 1804 at the Louvre in Paris along with his The Battle of Lodi. As of 2025, it is in the collection of the Musée de l'Histoire de France at the Palace of Versailles. The 1806 painting The Battle of Aboukir by Antoine-Jean Gros is also in the collection at Versailles.
References
- Grigsby 2002, pp. 134–135.
- Hornstein 2018, p. 32.
- "Bataille d'Aboukir, 27 juillet 1799". CollectionConnection (in French). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
Works cited
- Grigsby, Darcy Grimaldo (2002), Extremities: Painting Empire in Post-revolutionary France, Yale University Press
- Hornstein, Katie (2018), Picturing War in France, 1792–1856, Yale University Press
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