Wounded in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Mobile Guards Leading Ambulance Mules, Fragment of the Panorama of the Battle of Champigny, Édouard Detaille

Mobile Guards Leading Ambulance Mules, Fragment of the Panorama of the Battle of Champigny, 1881.

Scène militaire : mobiles conduisant des mulets… (museum title)

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Musée Carnavalet, France

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

The Battle of Wagram, 6 July 1809, Horace Vernet

The Battle of Wagram, 6 July 1809, 1836.

Bataille de Wagram, 6 juillet 1809 (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Capture of Brescia, 19 February 1512, Charles-Philippe Larivière

The Capture of Brescia, 19 February 1512, 1837.

Prise de Brescia. 19 février 1512 (museum title)

Charles-Philippe Larivière (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, François Gérard

The Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, before 1810.

Bataille d'Austerlitz. 2 décembre 1805 (museum title)

François Gérard (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Taking of the Malakoff Tower, Horace Vernet

The Taking of the Malakoff Tower, 1858.

La prise de la tour Malakoff (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Musée Rolin (Autun), France

The Battle of the Milvian Bridge

Battaglia di Ponte Milvio (museum title)

Giulio Romano (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

The Victors of the Bastille before the Hôtel de Ville, 14 July 1789, Paul Delaroche

The Victors of the Bastille before the Hôtel de Ville, 14 July 1789, 1830–1838.

Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hôtel de Ville, le… (museum title)

Paul Delaroche (French), oil on canvas

Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

The Crossing of the Granicus, Charles Le Brun

The Crossing of the Granicus, c. 1664–1665.

Le passage du Granique (museum title)

Charles Le Brun (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

The Clemency of Henri IV after the Battle of Ivry, 14 March 1590, Charles de Steuben

The Clemency of Henri IV after the Battle of Ivry, 14 March 1590, 1843.

Clémence d'Henri IV après la bataille d'Ivry, 14 mars 1590 (museum title)

Charles de Steuben (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

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

Battlefield, before 1659.

Schlachtfeld (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Guards at Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882, Richard Caton Woodville

The Guards at Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882, 1884.

Richard Caton Woodville (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Battle of Rivoli, 14 January 1797, Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Rivoli, 14 January 1797, 1844.

Bataille de Rivoli, 14 janvier 1797 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

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

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

The Lifting of the Siege of Malta, September 1565, Charles-Philippe Larivière

The Lifting of the Siege of Malta, September 1565, 1842.

Levée du siège de Malte. Septembre 1565 (museum title)

Charles-Philippe Larivière (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Napoleon Returning to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, 23 May 1809, Charles Meynier

Napoleon Returning to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, 23 May 1809, 1812.

Retour de Napoléon dans l'île de Lobau après la bataille… (museum title)

Charles Meynier (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Good Samaritan, 1751–1752.

Francis Hayman (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

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 the Golden Spurs, Reduced Copy, Nicaise De Keyser

The Battle of the Golden Spurs, Reduced Copy, 19th century.

De Guldensporenslag, verkleinde kopie (museum title)

Nicaise De Keyser (Belgian), oil on canvas

Abby Kortrijk, Belgium

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

Wounded Uhlan in 1831, January Suchodolski

Wounded Uhlan in 1831, 1855.

Ranny ułan z 1831 roku (museum title)

January Suchodolski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Scream of Shrapnel at San Juan Hill, Frederic Remington

The Scream of Shrapnel at San Juan Hill, 1898.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

The Death of Paulus Aemilius at the Battle of Cannae, John Trumbull

The Death of Paulus Aemilius at the Battle of Cannae, 1773.

John Trumbull (American), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

The Surrender of Bailén, José Casado del Alisal

The Surrender of Bailén, 1864.

La Rendición de Bailén (museum title)

José Casado del Alisal (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

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 Siege of Paris (1870-1871), Ernest Meissonier

The Siege of Paris (1870-1871), c. 1884.

Le Siège de Paris (1870-1871) (museum title)

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Siege of Yorktown, 17 October 1781, Auguste Couder

The Siege of Yorktown, 17 October 1781, 1836.

Siège de Yorktown. 17 octobre 1781 (museum title)

Auguste Couder (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Curtain Wall of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, Adolphe Yvon

The Curtain Wall of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, 1859.

La courtine de Malakoff, 8 septembre 1855 (museum title)

Adolphe Yvon (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Fighting in the Gorge of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, Adolphe Yvon

Fighting in the Gorge of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, 1856–1858.

Combat dans la gorge de Malakoff, 8 septembre 1855 (museum title)

Adolphe Yvon (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Combat of Somah, 1839.

Le combat de Somah (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Musée Rolin (Autun), France

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 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

The Defence of Rorke's Drift, Elizabeth Thompson

The Defence of Rorke's Drift, 1880.

Elizabeth Thompson (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Episode of the Siege of Saragossa: the Assault on the Monastery of Santa Engracia, 8 February 1809, Louis-François Lejeune

Episode of the Siege of Saragossa: the Assault on the Monastery of Santa Engracia, 8 February 1809, 1827.

Episode du siège de Saragosse : assaut de San Engracia. 8… (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

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

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 Chiclana, 5 March 1811, Louis-François Lejeune

The Battle of Chiclana, 5 March 1811, c. 1812.

Bataille de Chiclana. 5 mars 1811 (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil

Palace of Versailles, France

The Battle of Somosierra, 30 November 1808, Louis-François Lejeune

The Battle of Somosierra, 30 November 1808, 1810.

Bataille de Somo Sierra. 30 novembre 1808 (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil

Palace of Versailles, France

Bayard Defending a Bridge over the Garigliano, 1505, Félix Philippoteaux

Bayard Defending a Bridge over the Garigliano, 1505, 1839.

Bayard défend un pont sur le Garigliano, 1505 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Through the Smoke Sprang the Daring Soldier, Frederic Remington

Through the Smoke Sprang the Daring Soldier, 1897.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, United States

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 Defense of Champigny, Édouard Detaille

The Defense of Champigny, 1879.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Don Quixote Brought Home by the Peasant after the Tilt with the Toledo Merchant, Francis Hayman

Don Quixote Brought Home by the Peasant after the Tilt with the Toledo Merchant, 1765–1770.

Francis Hayman (British), oil on canvas

Royal Albert Memorial Museum, United Kingdom

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 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 Battle of Seneffe, Nicaise De Keyser

The Battle of Seneffe, 1850.

Сражение при Сенефе (museum title)

Nicaise De Keyser (Belgian), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

The Defence of Mazagran, 2-6 February 1840, Félix Philippoteaux

The Defence of Mazagran, 2-6 February 1840, after 1840.

Défense de Mazagran, 2 au 6 février 1840 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

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