Der Sieg bei Leipzig
1820
Medium
Stich
Dimensions
Plattenmaße: 50 × 63 cm
Classification
Druck
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
7621
Art Historical Context
**Der Sieg bei Leipzig** *John Scott, 1820* Etching (Stich), plate size: 50 × 63 cm In the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, John Scott's *Der Sieg bei Leipzig*The Victory at Leipzig) stands as a powerful 1820 etching commemorating one of the pivotal moments in European history. Created just seven years after the event, this print captures the triumph of the allied forces over Napoleon Bonaparte during the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813—known as the "Battle of the Nations." This massive clash, involving over half a million soldiers from Prussia, Russia, Austria, Sweden, and other coali...
About the Artist
John Scott (American) · 1845 –1914
1845–1914