Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835) · c. 1800

Egyptian Family (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids")

Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835)

Egyptian Family (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids")

c. 1800

Antoine-Jean Gros's 'Egyptian Family (Study for the Battle of the Pyramids)' (c. 1810) is a preparatory study for Gros's monumental 'Battle of the Pyramids' (1810). Gros accompanied Napoleon's Egyptian campaign in spirit if not in person; the fleeing Egyptian family in the foreground of his battle piece is developed here with sympathetic Orientalist attention. Oil on linen, Cleveland Museum of Art.

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