| The Declaration of Victory After the Battle of Leipzig | |
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| Artist | Johann Peter Krafft |
| Year | 1839 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 192 cm× 268 cm(76 in× 106 in) |
| Location | German Historical Museum, Berlin |
The Declaration of Victory After the Battle of Leipzig (German: Siegesmeldung nach der Schlacht bei Leipzig) is an 1839 history painting by the German artist Johann Peter Krafft. [1] It depicts the scene on 19 October 1813 following the four-day Battle of Leipzig when the allied victory over Napoleon's French Empire is reported by Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg.
The battle was the largest fought during the Napoleonic Wars. [2] Prominent in the centre are three of the "Allied Monarchs" of the Sixth Coalition, Alexander I of Russia, Francis I of Austria and Frederick William III of Prussia. [3] It was commissioned by the Austrians, and the majority of those pictured are Austrian. The painting is in the collection of the German Historical Museum in Berlin. [4]