Art, literature & history
The Defense of Paris
1870/71
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Dimensions
- 29.2 × 36.2 cm (11 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.); Framed: 49.2 × 58.7 cm (19 3/8 × 23 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1994.432
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Ernest Meissonier. The Defense of Paris. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Defense of Paris — Ernest Meissonier. 1870/71.
Medium: Oil on panel. Dimensions: 29.2 × 36.2 cm (11 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.); Framed: 49.2 × 58.7 cm (19 3/8 × 23 1/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.