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Henri Scheffer
Study for a Battle Scenecirca 1830

Not on view
Oil painting sketch of a crowd of figures struggling in a narrow outdoor passage, with loose, gestural brushwork in warm tans and cream tones
Artist or Maker
Henri Scheffer
Title
Study for a Battle Scene
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1830
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 23 × 17 in. (58.42 × 43.18 cm) Frame: 25 1/2 × 19 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (64.77 × 49.85 × 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Various Donors by Exchange
Accession Number
73.2
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Marandel, J. Patrice. French oil sketches from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 17th century - 19th century. Los Angeles: The Ahmanson Foundation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2002.