 The painting at one time was the largest oil painting in the world, and if unrolled would measure high by long.It held this record until 1894, when it was surpassed in size by The "Racławice Panorama" (15 × 114 meter, 49 ft × 374 ft) a cycloramic painting depicting the Battle of Racławice.The Cyclorama was narrated at one time by volunteers, some of whom were veterans or widows of veterans of the Civil War.