A Charge of Cuirassiers
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| Artist | Théodore Géricault |
| Year | c.1823 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 38.1 cm × 45.8 cm (15.0 in × 18.0 in) |
| Location | Wallace Collection, London |
A Charge of Cuirassiers is an 1823 history painting by the French artist Théodore Géricault.[1][2] It portrays a battle scene from the Napoleonic Wars as charging French cuirassiers seize a regimental colour from Russian infantry.[3] Battle scenes remained popular in the decades after the fighting ceased in 1815, with Géricault's friend Horace Vernet producing a large number. Today the painting is in Wallace Collection in London, having been purchased by the Marquess of Hertford in 1857 in Paris.[4]
