Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix — Théodore Chassériau. Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix, ca. 1838–40. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix

by Théodore Chassériau

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Artist: Théodore Chassériau (French, Le Limon, Saint-Domingue, West Indies 1819–1856 Paris)
Date: ca. 1838–40
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (34.3 x 45.1 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Paintings
Department: European Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Lisa and William O'Reilly, 2001
Accession no.: 2001.720

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