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      The Defense of Champigny

      • Creation date1879
      • Dimensions122.0 x 215.0 cm
      In this battle picture, shown in the Salon of 1879, Détaille depicts an incident that he had observed on December 2, 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. General Faron"s soldiers are shown fortifying their new position at the town of Champigny-sur-Marne, near Paris, and breaking openings in the wall for cannons. General Faron is at the left, talking to an old gardener. The artist painted a replica of the picture in 1879 (private collection) and returned to the subject for a huge panorama of the battle (now destroyed) that he executed with de Neuville in 1882.

      édouard detaille (jean-baptiste édouard detaille) (1848 – 1912)

      Édouard Detaille (1848-1912) was a renowned French academic painter celebrated for his realistic & detailed military art. Known as the 'semi-official artist of the French army,' he captured battles, uniforms, and the spirit of 19th-century France.

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