Fighting in the Gorge of the Malakoff, 8 September 1855
Adolphe Yvon · 1856
Why it's great
French troops fight hand-to-hand in the trenches of the Malakoff fortress in September 1855 in the final attack on Sevastopol. Adolphe Yvon painted this huge battle scene in 1856.
🏛️ Part of history
The Crimean War (1853–1856) — French troops fight hand-to-hand in the trenches of the Malakoff fortress in September 1855 in the final attack on Sevastopol.
Where to see it
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Adolphe Yvon was a French painter born in Eschviller in 1817. He painted large battles for the French army, including the Crimean and Italian campaigns, and spent his life in Paris, where he died in 1893.
