Portrait of General Pichegru
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Anonymous Donor
Accession Number
1957-61-36
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of General Pgru** *Christoph Wilhelm Bock (German, 1755–after 1830), 1822* Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anonymous Donor into the early 19th-century world of revolutionary heroes with this evocative print portrait of General Charles Piche, crafted by German artist Christoph Wilhelm Bock in 1822. Pichegru (1761–1804) rose to prominence as a brilliant French military leader during the Revolutionary Wars, conquering the Netherlands in 1795 and earning acclaim for his tactical genius. Yet his legacy grew complex: disillusioned with the Directory, he plotted aga...