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The Story of a Battle
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Seated in an inn, a pale young man wearing remnants of a military uniform describes to his companions a battle, which occurred in 1848 during the Hungarian uprising against Austrian-Hapsburg domination. An international figure, Munkacsy trained in Budapest, Vienna, Munich, and Paris. While attending the 1867 Exposition Universelle, he met the French realist Gustave Courbet and several members of the Barbizon school. Many of his later years were spent in the village of Barbizon, where he produced scenes of contemporary life set in his native Hungary or in France. Striving for realism, Munkacsy frequently used photographs in composing his scenes.
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Provenance
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Theodore Eggers, Vienna [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Avery [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [from Henry Walters handwritten notebook, 1887, no. 106]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1882, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/21/1976 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/1/1976 | Treatment | mounted; loss compensation; coated |
| 11/23/1994 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 10/1/2002 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 41 1/8 x W: 55 1/8 in. (104.5 x 140 cm); Framed H: 60 1/8 × W: 73 15/16 × D: 6 1/2 in. (152.7 × 187.8 × 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1882
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.60