The Wounded Standard-Bearer (1823–35): Artwork and History

The Wounded Standard-Bearer (1823–35) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Hippolyte Bellangé French, 1800-1866.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Hippolyte Bellangé was an artist who fed directly into the patriotic and military spirit of the early 19th century with his publication of several albums of prints depicting recent French campaigns. The Théodore Gericault lithograph and Bellangé painting alongside this print depict scenes from the Napoleonic Wars, which culminated in the defeat of Napoleon and the establishment of a new European order under Great Britain.

Object facts

• Title: The Wounded Standard-Bearer
• Date: 1823–35
• Artist attribution: Hippolyte Bellangé French, 1800-1866
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
• Dimensions: Image: 40.4 × 33.5 cm (15 15/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Sheet: 51.4 × 39.6 cm (20 1/4 × 15 5/8 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1923.1081

Collection credit

Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

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