Quatre soldats de l’armée en déroute 1826

Ary Scheffer’s 1826 painting "Quatre soldats de l’armée en déroute" depicts a group of defeated soldiers in the midst of a snowy landscape. The figures are rendered in a realistic style with expressive faces and gestures. The composition suggests a sense of despair and disillusionment, likely reflecting the artist's contemporary political and social realities. Scheffer was a prominent artist of the Romantic period, known for his emotional and dramatic portrayals of human figures and events.