General Jean-Baptiste Kléber and Egyptian Family (Sketches for "The Battle of the Pyramids")

1835

Part of Gros's extensive preparation for his epic battle scene, these fluid sketches reveal the artist's process of balancing heroic military narrative with human emotion.

Medium: oil on linen

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