The Battle of Castillon (painting)
Painting by Charles-Philippe Larivière
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The Battle of Castillon (French: Bataille de Castillon) is an 1839 history painting by the French artist Charles-Philippe Larivière. It depicts the Battle of Castillon fought on 17 July 1453 during the Hundred Years' War.[1] The large painting portrays the moment that the English commander John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, was killed.
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| Artist | Charles-Philippe Larivière |
| Year | 1839 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 425 cm × 262 cm (167 in × 103 in) |
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The painting was commissioned by the French monarch Louis Philippe I for the new Musée de l'Histoire de France at a cost of 8,000 Francs. It was displayed at the Salon of 1839 at the Louvre in Paris and hangs in the Galerie des Batailles at Versailles.[2][3]
