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The Death of General Colbert
Jean-Victor Schnetzc. 1809/1810
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
In 1809, the popular young French military hero General Auguste Colbert died at a battle in Spain. The following year, Schnetz depicted the moment of Colbert's death. This is the study for a much larger painting exhibited at the Paris Salon, but now lost. The exploits of Napoleon and his army were popular subjects for French artists whose work was shown in official exhibitions.
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- Title: The Death of General Colbert
- Creator: Victor Schnetz (French, 1787-1870)
- Date Created: c. 1809/1810
- Physical Dimensions: Unframed: 50 x 61 cm (19 11/16 x 24 in.)
- Provenance: Versailles sale, Palais des Congrès, 7 April 1974 (lot 28), La mort d'un général, canvas, 50 x 60 cm, for ff 4,200 to Shepherd Gallery, New York. Bought in November 1976 by Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, Cleveland. Bequeathed to the CMA in 1980.
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.285
- Medium: oil on fabric
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Noah L. Butkin
- Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1980.285
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