The Battle of Gettysburg (detail) | |
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Artist | Paul Philippoteaux |
Year | 1883 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 13 m × 115 m (42 ft × 377 ft) |
Location | Museum and Visitor Center, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
The Battle of Gettysburg, also known as the Gettysburg Cyclorama, is a cyclorama painting by the French artist Paul Philippoteaux depicting Pickett's Charge, the climactic Confederate attack on the Union forces during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.[1]