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Moonlit night battlefield in snow with dark fallen soldiers and horses in the foreground and distant town lights beneath a cloudy sky.

Une sortie devant Sébastopol

A night battlefield under a pale moon breaking through clouds shows snow-covered ground strewn with dark fallen figures and horses. Distant town lights and faint red glows sit beneath a low ridge, while scattered soldiers and heaped bodies fill the foreground of this somber oil painting.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1855
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1226 × 904 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1855; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Una salida frente a Sebastopol

Un campo de batalla nocturno bajo una luna pálida que atraviesa las nubes muestra un suelo cubierto de nieve, sembrado de figuras oscuras caídas y caballos. Luces lejanas de una ciudad y tenues resplandores rojizos se ven bajo una loma baja, mientras soldados dispersos y cuerpos amontonados ocupan el primer plano de esta sombría pintura al óleo.

Português: Uma surtida diante de Sebastopol

Um campo de batalha noturno sob uma lua pálida que rompe as nuvens mostra um chão coberto de neve, espalhado de figuras escuras caídas e cavalos. Luzes distantes de uma cidade e brilhos avermelhados tênues aparecem sob uma elevação baixa, enquanto soldados dispersos e corpos amontoados ocupam o primeiro plano desta sombria pintura a óleo.

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