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

ca. 1838–40

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (34.3 x 45.1 cm)
Collection no.: 2001.720
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Théodore Chassériau. Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix — Théodore Chassériau. ca. 1838–40.

Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (34.3 x 45.1 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Lisa and William O'Reilly, 2001.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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