Épisode de la campagne de Russie
1856
oil
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
1856
oil
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Épisode de la campagne de Russie is an oil painting by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet. It was created in 1856 and is now in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon. The work depicts the French retreat from Moscow in 1812, the end of the Russian campaign. It was first shown at the Salon of 1836, many years after the event it portrays. You can see more of Charlet’s work at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.