The Battle of Poltava
Pierre-Denis Martin · 1726
Why it's great
A French painter at Peter's court, Pierre-Denis Martin, painted this view of the Battle of Poltava in 1726, only 17 years after it happened. It shows the whole plain with its lines of soldiers.
🏛️ Part of history
Peter the Great & Russia Turns West (1682–1725) — A French painter at Peter's court, Pierre-Denis Martin, painted this view of the Battle of Poltava in 1726, only 17 years after it happened.
Where to see it
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Pierre-Denis Martin was a French painter born in Paris in 1663. He painted battle scenes, including some for the Russian court in the 1720s, and spent his life in Paris, where he died in 1742.
