Peter von Hess (1792-1871). "The Battle of Smolensk on August 17, 1812". Detail. Oil on canvas, 1846. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. The painting represents generals engaged in one of the crucial battles of the Napoleonic War of 1812 - 1st Western Army Commander Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, seated at the tree; Chief-of-Staff Alexei Yermolov, standing with the map; Nikolai Rayevsky, standing next, behind Barclay's back; and General Matvei Platov of the Cossacks, right, wearing a plumaged shako
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 20.03.1987
- Date published: 20.05.2008
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: ДП87-1492, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 3543x2310px, 4.2Mb