Episode of the September Days 1830, on the Grand Place of Brussels
Gustaaf Wappers · 1835
Why it's great
Fighters in the Belgian Revolution of 1830 rush across the Grand Place in Brussels, flags flying, with a wounded man on the ground. Gustaaf Wappers painted the dramatic and patriotic scene five years after the revolution. It helped inspire Belgians as they built a new country. It's a big Romantic history painting.
🏛️ Part of history
Independence & Revolutions (1820–1848) (1820–1848) — Belgians fight in the streets of Brussels in 1830, the revolt that created an independent Belgium.
Where to see it
📍 Royal Museums of Fine Arts of BelgiumBrussels, Belgium
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Gustaaf Wappers was born in Antwerp and became the leading Belgian Romantic history painter. He painted scenes of the Belgian Revolution of 1830. He lived in Brussels and Paris. He died in Paris in 1874.
