Battlefield in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Scotland for Ever!, 1881.

Elizabeth Thompson (British), oil on canvas

Leeds Art Gallery, United Kingdom

The Battle of Marengo, 14 June 1800, Louis-François Lejeune

The Battle of Marengo, 14 June 1800, 1802.

Bataille de Marengo. 14 juin 1800 (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby in 1645, Charles Landseer

Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby in 1645, 1851.

Cromwell in der Schlacht bei Naseby im Jahre 1645 (museum title)

Charles Landseer (British), oil on canvas

Alte Nationalgalerie, Germany

The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers, Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers, 1874.

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

The Battle of Fontenoy, 1745: The French and the Allies Confronting Each Other, Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Fontenoy, 1745: The French and the Allies Confronting Each Other, 1873.

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras, Elizabeth Thompson

The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras, 1875.

Elizabeth Thompson (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

The Cemetery of Saint-Privat, Alphonse de Neuville

The Cemetery of Saint-Privat, 1881.

Le Cimetière de Saint-Privat (museum title)

Alphonse de Neuville (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Shipka-Sheinovo (Skobelev at Shipka), Vassili Verechtchaguine

Shipka-Sheinovo (Skobelev at Shipka), before 1890.

Шипка-Шейново (Скобелев под Шипкой) (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Russian Museum, Russia

The Battle of Somosierra, January Suchodolski

The Battle of Somosierra, 1860.

Bitwa pod Somosierrą (museum title)

January Suchodolski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Before the Attack. Near Plevna, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Before the Attack. Near Plevna, 1881.

Перед атакой. Под Плевной (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

The Death of Cyprian Godebski at Raszyn, January Suchodolski

The Death of Cyprian Godebski at Raszyn, 1855.

Śmierć Cypriana Godebskiego pod Raszynem (museum title)

January Suchodolski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

After the Attack. Dressing Station near Plevna, Vassili Verechtchaguine

After the Attack. Dressing Station near Plevna, 1881.

После атаки. Перевязочный пункт под Плевной (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

The Battle of Inkerman, January Suchodolski

The Battle of Inkerman, 1854–1875.

Bitwa pod Inkermanem (museum title)

January Suchodolski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Szczecin, Poland

Shipka-Sheinovo. Skobelev at Shipka, 1878–1879.

Шипка-Шейново. Скобелев под Шипкой (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

The Battle of Mount Tabor, 16 April 1799 (with Léon Cogniet), Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Mount Tabor, 16 April 1799 (with Léon Cogniet), 1837.

Bataille du mont Thabor, 16 avril 1799 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Battle of Lviv (Lemberg), 1675, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Battle of Lviv (Lemberg), 1675, after 1698.

Die Schlacht bei Leopol (Lemberg, Lwow), 1675 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

The Ypres Salient at Night, 1918.

Paul Nash (British), oil on panel

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Wire, 1918–1919.

Paul Nash (British), watercolour, chalk and ink on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Botzaris Surprises the Turkish Camp and Falls Fatally Wounded, Eugène Delacroix

Botzaris Surprises the Turkish Camp and Falls Fatally Wounded, 1860–1862.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Toledo Museum of Art, United States

The Battle for the Relief of Thionville, First Phase, 1639, Peeter Snayers

The Battle for the Relief of Thionville, First Phase, 1639, 1642.

Entsatzschlacht bei Thionville. 1. Phase, 1639 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Defeat at Grancourt, 1639, Peeter Snayers

The Defeat at Grancourt, 1639, after 1639.

Die Niederlage bei Grancourt, 1639 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

A Grave and a Mine Crater at La Boisselle, August 1917, William Orpen

A Grave and a Mine Crater at La Boisselle, August 1917, 1917.

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

A Trench, Thiepval, 1917.

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

HM Land Ship 'Shell Out', 1917.

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

We are Making a New World, 1918.

Paul Nash (British), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau, Antoine-Jean Gros

Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau, 1808.

Napoléon sur le champ de Bataille d'Eylau (9 février 1807) (museum title)

Antoine-Jean Gros (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

The Battle of Auvours, 10 January 1871, Lionel Royer

The Battle of Auvours, 10 January 1871, 1874.

Bataille d'Auvours, le 10 janvier 1871 (museum title)

Lionel Royer (French), oil on canvas

Musée de Tessé (Le Mans), France

The Battle of Stockach, 3 May 1800, Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Stockach, 3 May 1800, 1838.

Combat de Stockach, 3 mai 1800 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Relief of Vienna, 1683, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Relief of Vienna, 1683, after 1698.

Der Entsatz von Wien, 1683 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

The Battle of Zhuravno, 1676, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Battle of Zhuravno, 1676, after 1698.

Die Schlacht bei Zurawno, 1676 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

The Mule Track, 1918.

Paul Nash (British), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Edward III with the Black Prince after the Battle of Crécy, Benjamin West

Edward III with the Black Prince after the Battle of Crécy, 1788.

Benjamin West (American), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

After the Battle of Vítkov, Alphonse Mucha

After the Battle of Vítkov, 1923.

Po bitvě na Vítkově (museum title)

Alphonse Mucha, oil and tempera on canvas

Prague City Gallery, Czechia

Joan of Arc before Orléans, Jules-Eugène Lenepveu

Joan of Arc before Orléans, 1886–1890.

Jeanne d'Arc devant Orléans (museum title)

Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (French), oil on canvas, mounted

Panthéon (Paris), France

Battlefield, before 1659.

Schlachtfeld (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The defence of Rorke's Drift 1879, Alphonse de Neuville

The defence of Rorke's Drift 1879, 1880.

Alphonse de Neuville (French), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

The Battle of Lützen, 1632, Peeter Snayers

The Battle of Lützen, 1632, 1642.

Schlacht bei Lützen, 1632 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Battle for the Relief of Thionville, Second Phase, 1639, Peeter Snayers

The Battle for the Relief of Thionville, Second Phase, 1639, after 1639.

Entsatzschlacht bei Thionville. 2. Phase, 1639 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Zonnebeke, 1918.

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

A Trench, Thiepval: German wire, William Orpen

A Trench, Thiepval: German wire, 1917.

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Lieutenant Thomas Grosvenor (1744–1825) and Servant (probably Asaba, an Enslaved Man), John Trumbull

Lieutenant Thomas Grosvenor (1744–1825) and Servant (probably Asaba, an Enslaved Man), c. 1797.

John Trumbull (American), oil on wood

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Void of War, 1918.

Paul Nash (British), lithograph

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Battle of Marignano, 14 September 1515, Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard

The Battle of Marignano, 14 September 1515, 1836.

Bataille de Marignan, 14 septembre 1515 (museum title)

Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

No Man's Land, 1919.

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

The Battle of the Moskva, 7 September 1812, Louis-François Lejeune

The Battle of the Moskva, 7 September 1812, 1822.

Bataille de la Moskowa. 7 septembre 1812 (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil

Palace of Versailles, France

The Defeated. Requiem, Vassili Verechtchaguine

The Defeated. Requiem, 1878–1879.

Побежденные. Панихида (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

The Battle of Khotyn, 1673, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Battle of Khotyn, 1673, after 1698.

Die Schlacht von Chotin, 1673 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

The Menin Road, 1919.

Paul Nash (British), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

After the Battle of Grunwald, Alphonse Mucha

After the Battle of Grunwald, 1924.

Po bitvě u Grunwaldu (museum title)

Alphonse Mucha, oil and tempera on canvas

Prague City Gallery, Czechia

Sunrise, Inverness Copse, 1918.

Paul Nash (British), watercolour, chalk and ink on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom