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The Defence of Saragossa

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29: 232: 227: 237: 105: 28: 222: 101: 39: 124: 117: 116:. This was one of a series of four works he produced featuring scenes of Spanish resistance to the 140: 148: 97: 79: 61: 144: 109: 83: 216: 136: 57: 132: 112:. Wilkie, A London-based Scottish painter had recently travelled through 71:
94 cm × 141 cm (37 in × 56 in)
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The Warm South: How the Mediterranean Shaped the British Imagination
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at the French in defence of the city. The painting was bought by
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who stepped over the fallen body of her husband to fire a
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Paintings in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
75: 67: 53: 45: 35: 21: 8: 27: 18: 160: 104:. It depicts a scene during the 1808 7: 123:Wilkie was inspired by the story of 209:. Edinburgh University Press, 2007. 207:David Wilkie: The People's Painter 14: 135:following its exhibition at the 202:. Yale University Press, 2018. 1: 254: 228:Paintings by David Wilkie 26: 93:The Defence of Saragossa 22:The Defence of Saragossa 16:Painting by David Wilkie 120:in the Peninsular War. 238:Napoleonic Wars in art 100:by the British artist 147:. It remains in the 205:Tromans, Nicholas. 108:at the time of the 125:Agustina de Aragón 198:Holland, Robert. 141:Summer Exhibition 106:Siege of Zaragoza 89: 88: 245: 186: 185:Tromans p.290-92 183: 177: 174: 168: 165: 149:Royal Collection 118:French occupiers 98:history painting 80:Royal Collection 62:history painting 31: 19: 253: 252: 248: 247: 246: 244: 243: 242: 213: 212: 195: 190: 189: 184: 180: 175: 171: 166: 162: 157: 17: 12: 11: 5: 251: 249: 241: 240: 235: 230: 225: 223:1828 paintings 215: 214: 211: 210: 203: 194: 191: 188: 187: 178: 169: 159: 158: 156: 153: 145:Somerset House 110:Peninsular War 87: 86: 84:Windsor Castle 77: 73: 72: 69: 65: 64: 55: 51: 50: 47: 43: 42: 37: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 250: 239: 236: 234: 231: 229: 226: 224: 221: 220: 218: 208: 204: 201: 197: 196: 192: 182: 179: 176:Holland p 106 173: 170: 167:Tromans p.293 164: 161: 154: 152: 150: 146: 142: 138: 137:Royal Academy 134: 130: 126: 121: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 94: 85: 81: 78: 74: 70: 66: 63: 59: 58:Oil on canvas 56: 52: 48: 44: 41: 38: 34: 30: 25: 20: 206: 199: 193:Bibliography 181: 172: 163: 122: 102:David Wilkie 92: 91: 90: 40:David Wilkie 96:is an 1828 217:Categories 155:References 68:Dimensions 133:George IV 151:today. 139:'s 1829 76:Location 129:cannon 36:Artist 114:Spain 54:Type 49:1828 46:Year 143:at 219:: 82:, 60:,

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David Wilkie
Oil on canvas
history painting
Royal Collection
Windsor Castle
history painting
David Wilkie
Siege of Zaragoza
Peninsular War
Spain
French occupiers
Agustina de Aragón
cannon
George IV
Royal Academy
Summer Exhibition
Somerset House
Royal Collection
Categories
1828 paintings
Paintings by David Wilkie
Paintings in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
Napoleonic Wars in art

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