George Dawe, Field Marshal August Neidhardt, Count of Gneisenau (1760–1831), 1818, George Dawe

Portrait of the prussian field marshal august neidhardt von gneisenau (1760-1831), depicted here in the uniform of a general and around the time of the victory at the battle of waterloo (18 june 1815). The painting measures 72. 7 x 57. 8 cm and is made of oil paints on canvas. It was probably painted in 1818 in cambrai, where the artist was present at the anniversary meeting of the allies.