Quelle 3: Chéry über die Bataille de Marengo von Lejeune (Bild)

P. Chéry: Suite de l'opinion d'un artiste sur l'exposition publique des tableaux au salon, pour l'an 10, in: Journal des batemens civils, VIII, an X (1802), S. 886f, zitiert nach Siegfried 1993, S. 248.

One can remark that the least enlightened part of the public is not mistaken, and ranges itself on the side of good paintings. This is verified today by the continual groups that crowd around the beautiful painting of the Battle of Marengo, of which the captain of engineering Lejeune is not only the author, but also where he had the advantage to figure as an actor. He was aide-de-camp of General in Chief Berthier and even took part in recording on the battlefield the principle and memorable deeds of this glorious day, which decided the fate of Italy.