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The Last Cartridges (painting)
Painting by Alphonse de Neuville / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Last Cartridges (French: Les Dernières Cartouches) is an oil on canvas painting by the French artist Alphonse de Neuville, from 1873.[1]
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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 |
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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.