Two spanish partisans struggle to dispose of the corpse of a french dragoon by dumping it into a well. The old woman at the entrance carries the helmets and swords of their victim and of another french soldier who presumably has suffered the same fate. Zamacoïs, a pupil of j. -l. -e. Meissonier and a close associate of the catalan painter mariano fortuny y marsal, pursued his brief career in paris. Like his teacher, he depicted scenes from the napoleonic era; however, he showed them from the point of view of the spanish victims. Object Type: painting. Date: 1866. Place of creation: Antwerp, Belgium. Dimensions: height: 44.3 cm (17.4 in); width: 52 cm (20.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala - Spain 1812, French Occupation - Walters 3739
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