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In picturesBattle of WagramThis famous canvas, commissioned in 1835 by Louis-Philippe for his Musée historique de Versailles, was painted by Horace Vernet (1789-1863) and featured in the 1836 salon. It still hangs in the château, where it is part of the ‘Galerie des batailles’. In the painting, Napoleon is depicted on 6 July, 1809, at the Battle of Wagram, […]
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In picturesBattle of Wagram (anon.)This etched print, part of the Château de Fontainebleau collection, depicts daybreak on the Wagram plain on 6 July, 1809. During the early years of the nineteenth century, the use of colour in prints took on great importance as the dyes became clearer and more defined and the range of colours on offer improved.
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In picturesNapoleon’s bivouac, Wagram, 5 July, 1809After the first day of battle at Wagram (5 July, 1809), French troops set up a bivouac in order to rest and recover from the intense combat. At the centre of this painting is Napoleon, seated, who is surrounded by his generals, military staff and other members of the army. The following morning would be […]
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In picturesThe last charge of General Lasalle, killed at the Battle of Wagram, 6 July, 1809This work of art, which features General Lasalle, retells a particular episode of the Battle of Wagram (5-6 July, 1809). Mounted on the back of a rearing horse, the general's courage is plain to see. He saved the life of Masséna at Heilsberg but was killed at Wagram leading a light-cavalry charge against the Austrian […]
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In picturesNapoleon III and his military staff at the Battle of Solferino, 24 June, 1859These images form part of our close-up on: the battles of Magenta and Solferino, 1859.
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In picturesEpinal image (printed by Pellerin): The Battle of Solferino 1859These images form part of our close-up on: the battles of Magenta and Solferino, 1859.
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In picturesThe Garde impériale at Magenta, 4 June, 1859These images form part of our close-up on: the battles of Magenta and Solferino, 1859.
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In picturesThe victory at Magenta announced to the Regency councilThe painting here is halfway between allegory and history painting. In it Pierre-Désiré Guillemet shows The victory of Magenta announced to the Regency Council. The Regency Council was appointed after the assassination attempt on Napoleon and Eugénie of 1858. Its members were the Empress Eugénie, the Prince Napoléon and other dignitaries of the regime, and […]
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In picturesBattle of Solferino and San Martino, 1859Felice Cerruti-Bauduc, who was born in Turin in 1817 and who died in 1896, was a pupil of Horace Vernet. He specialised in battle paintings. These images form part of our close-up on: the battles of Magenta and Solferino, 1859.
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In picturesPortrait of Maréchal Masséna, Prince d’Essling, Duc de RivoliClick here for Maréchal Masséna's biography.