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The Battle of Nazareth is an oil on canvas painting by French painter Antoine-Jean Gros, from 1801. It represents the French Army, led by General Andoche Junot, in a battle where he defeated the Ottoman army during the Egyptian campaign of Napoleon. It is held at the Musée d'Arts de Nantes. [1]
Junot leading his troops against the Ottomans near Nazareth, in The Combat of Nazareth by Antoine-Jean Gros (1801) On 8 April 1799, during the ultimately unsuccessful Siege of Acre , Junot distinguished himself leading the vanguard of Kléber 's division against an Ottoman relief force five times larger, near the town of Nazareth , retreating ...
The Battle of Nazareth began on 20 September 1918, during the Battle of Sharon, which together with the Battle of Nablus formed the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought during the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War.
It included a number of paintings featuring Napoleon and his military campaigns including The Battle of Austerlitz by François Gérard and The Revolt in Cairo by Girodet. Napoleon himself purchased twenty paintings exhibited at the Salon at a cost of 47,000 francs . [ 1 ]
Napoleon Accepting the Surrender of Madrid (French: Capitulation de Madrid, le 4 décembre 1808) is an 1810 history painting by the French artist Antoine-Jean Gros. [1] [2] It depicts Napoleon, Emperor of France, accepting the surrender of Madrid, on 4 December 1808, during the Peninsular War. Napoleon is shown with his general staff receiving ...
Battle at Nazareth (April 1799) by Gros General Murat at the battle of Abukir (July 1799), where thousands of Ottoman soldiers drowned in the Nile Battle of Heliopolis (March 1800) 1798 19 May (30 Floréal year VI) – Departure from Toulon; 11 June (23 Prairial year VI) – Capture of Malta; 1 July (13 Messidor year VI) – Landing at Alexandria
Antoine-Jean Gros (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twanʒɑ̃ gʁo]; 16 March 1771 – 25 June 1835) was a French painter of historical subjects. He was granted the title of Baron Gros in 1824. [1] [2] Gros studied under Jacques-Louis David in Paris and began an independent artistic career during the French Revolution.
The Battle of Aboukir; The Battle of Nazareth (Gros) The Battle of the Pyramids (painting) Bonaparte at the Pont d'Arcole; Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa; Bonaparte, First Consul (Gros)