Théodore Chassériau

Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix

ca. 1838–40
Oil on canvas
34.3 × 45.1 cm (13.5 × 17.8 in)

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