Jean-Baptiste, Count Jourdan, Marshal of France (1762-1833), Joseph-Marie Vien
Marshal of the empire jean-baptiste jourdan posing alongside a stone indicating the road to fleurus, where he won his greatest victory. Copy from an original by vien commissioned by napoleon i for the marshals' room of the tuileries palace in paris, destroyed in the fire of 1871. Object Type: painting. Date: mid 19th century (this copy); before 1809 (lost original). Dimensions: height: 215 cm (84.6 in); width: 140 cm (55.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Palace of Versailles. Le maréchal Jourdan