Battle of Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge

Battle of Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge
ArtistPeter F. Rothermel
Year1870
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions490 cm × 980 cm (192 in × 384 in)
LocationState Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Battle of Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge is an oil-on-canvas painting by the American painter Peter F. Rothermel from 1870. The painting depicts Pickett's Charge, the climactic moment of the Battle of Gettysburg in which Confederate general George Pickett led a frontal assault on entrenched Union forces with disastrous results. Depicting what is considered the high-water mark of the Confederacy, the painting was commissioned by Pennsylvania governor Andrew Gregg Curtin and is currently on display in the State Museum of Pennsylvania.

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