File:1838 François-Édouard Picot - The Siege of Calais.jpg

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Summary

François-Édouard Picot: The Siege of Calais

Artist



Alternative names	François-Edouard Picot; Francois Eduard Picot; François Eduard Picot; François Edouard Picot; Francois Edouard Picot; Picot
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	17 October 1786	15 March 1868
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work period	circa 1813-1868
Work location	Paris
Authority file	: Q5233 VIAF: 34726702 ISNI: 000000006661716X ULAN: 500027989 WGA: p/picot GND: 117687111

Title

French:

Le Siège de Calais. 9 janvier 1558

The Siege of Calais

Object type

painting

Genre

history painting

Date

1838

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 465 cm (15.2 ft); width: 543 cm (17.8 ft)

Collection

Palace of Versailles

	Native name	Château de Versailles
	Parent institution	Palace and Park of Versailles
	Location	Château de Versailles Place d’Armes 78000 Versailles, [[:Category:Yvelines\|LangSwitch Error: no default]] France
	Coordinates	48° 48′ 17″ N, 2° 07′ 13″ E
	Established	from 1624 until 1790 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1624-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : built 1837: opened to public
	Website	www.chateauversailles.fr
	Authority file	: Q2946 VIAF: 127977992 ISNI: 0000000417949458 ULAN: 500312482 LCCN: sh85022755 NAID: 10038353 WorldCat

Accession number

LP 3176
INV 7212
MV 2706 (Museum of the History of France)

Exhibition history

Salon of 1838, Salon Carré

References

Joconde database: entry 000PE005891

Authority file

: Q3403813
Joconde: 000PE005891

Source/Photographer

[1] http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#4135d8f2-d84c-4a9e-8386-64f9603d3fa9

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	03:39, 11 January 2007	708 × 600 (325 KB)	Juanpdp	{{Information \|Description=''The Siege of Calais'', Versailles, \|Source=http://www.artrenewal.org/images/artists/p/Picot_Francois_Edouard/small/museum/Picot_Francois_Eduoard_Die_Einnahme_von_Calais.jpg \|Date=1838 \|Author=François-Edouard Picot \|Permissio