The Last Cartridges (French: Les Dernières Cartouches) is an oil on canvas painting by the French artist Alphonse de Neuville, from 1873.[1]
| The Last Cartridges | |
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| Artist | Alphonse de Neuville |
| Year | 1873 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 280 cm × 420 cm (109 in × 165 in) |
| Location | Maison de la dernière cartouche, Bazeilles |
It recreates an incident of the Franco-Prussian War, when the French defenders of Bazeilles fought to the last cartridge during the 1870 Battle of Sedan. The fighting at Bazeilles was celebrated by the French nation as a moral victory amidst an otherwise catastrophic defeat.
See also
- The Last Cartridges, an 1897 film inspired by the painting
References
Bibliography
- Fermer, Douglas. Sedan 1870: The Eclipse of France. Pen and Sword, 2016.
- Thomson, Richard. The Troubled Republic: Visual Culture and Social Debate in France, 1889-1900. Yale University Press, 2004.