Departure of the Conscripts
Painting by Louis-Léopold Boilly
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Departure of the Conscripts (French: Les conscrits de 1807 défilant devant la porte Saint-Denis) is an 1808 history painting by the French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly.[1][2][3] Set during the ongoing Napoleonic Wars, it depicts young men of the 1807 class of conscript being assembled in front of the Porte Saint-Denis monument in the city.[4]
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| Artist | Louis-Léopold Boilly |
| Year | 1808 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 84.5 cm × 138 cm (33.3 in × 54 in) |
| Location | Musée Carnavalet, Paris |
It was exhibited at the Salon of 1808 held at the Louvre. Today it is in the collection of the Musée Carnavalet in Paris.[5]
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