Attack on a Large Convoy at Salinas
is an oil on canvas history painting by the French artist Louis-François Lejeune, from 1819.
History and description
It depicts a scene from the Peninsular War on 25 May 1812 when a French convoy was attacked near Salinas by Spanish guerrilleros. Those in the convoy joined forces to fight off the attackers.It was exhibited at the Salon of 1819 at the Louvre. Today it is in the collection of the Palace of Versailles, having been acquired in 1861.