Description
A wounded soldier presses his hands into the snow and lifts his face beneath a dark sky. His blue coat and red trousers stretch across the foreground, while a fallen cap, a rifle and scattered equipment mark the deserted battlefield. The broad winter landscape leaves the solitary figure exposed.
This hand-painted oil-on-canvas reproduction recreates L’Oublié !, or The Forgotten, painted by Émile Betsellère in 1872. The work depicts a wounded French soldier in the context of the Franco-Prussian War. The historical original belongs to the Musée Bonnat-Helleu in Bayonne, inventory CM 173.
Choose from the reproduction sizes and framing options available on this page. Each painting is made to order, with attention to the contrast between the pale snow, dark clouds and coloured uniform. The historical reference image shows the composition to be recreated, rather than a completed ByMuseum studio sample.
Reference photograph: Yann Caradec, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0. Frame cropped and image resized. Artwork: Émile Betsellère, 1872, Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne.

