Tag: Napoleon
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82 Works, The Art of War, Francisco Goya’s “The Disasters of War Series”, with Footnotes
Between 1808 and 1814 the Spanish, the Portuguese and English fought Napoleon’s France in the Peninsular War. In the first part of Goya’s series we witness the scenes of war… Please follow link for full post
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The Art of War; This Day in History The Egyptians were defeated in the Battle of the Pyramids
22 Artists Embedded With Napoleon’s French Campaign In Egypt And Syria – Part I Napoleon’s Army of Egypt used a new military tactic, the massive divisional square, to defeat the Egyptian forces of Murād Bey this day in 1798 at the Battle of the Pyramids during Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign. Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, The Art of War, Vasily Vereshchagin’s Through the fire, with footnotes
Napoleon, with the help of soldiers, moves through the fire towards the Arbat; The name of a part of the city district located in the central administrative district of Moscow.Vasily Vereshchagin carefully studied the history of the French invasion of Russia in 1812, paying particular attention to the military-historical realities. Through source materials and studies devoted…
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22 Artists Embedded With Napoleon’s French Campaign In Egypt And Syria – Part I
Rumors became rife as 40,000 soldiers and 10,000 sailors were gathered in French Mediterranean ports. A large fleet was assembled at Toulon: 13 ships of the line, 14 frigates, and 400 transports. To avoid interception by the British fleet under Nelson, the expedition’s target was kept secret. It was known only to Bonaparte himself, his…
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12 Works, January 1st. is Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq’s day, her art, illustrated with footnotes #258
After the defeat of Napoleon III and his French Imperial Army by the Prussian Army in the summer of 1870, colonial officers such as Faidherbe were recalled to France and promoted to higher ranks to command new units and replace generals killed or captured in the war. Faidherbe was promoted to divisional general in November…
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12 Works, November 22st. is Charles Meynier’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #240
Charles Meynier (1763 or 1768, Paris — 1832, Paris) was a French painter of historical subjects in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a contemporary of Antoine-Jean Gros und Jacques-Louis David… Please follow link for full post
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18 Works, October 9th. is Jean-Baptiste Regnault’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #219
Signature of the marriage contract of Prince Jérôme Bonaparte and Frédérique-Catherine of Wurtemberg. In the presence of the imperial family at the Tuileries, August 22, 1807 Depicted people: Caroline Bonaparte, Elisa Bonaparte, Hortense de Beauharnais, Jerome Bonaparte, Joseph Bonaparte, Josephine de Beauharnais, Julie Clary, Letizia Bonaparte, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon, Pauline Bonaparte Jean-Baptiste Regnault…
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21 Works, October 5th. is Édouard Detaille’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #217
Antoine-Charles-Louis, Comte de Lasalle (10 May 1775, Metz — 6 July 1809, Wagram) was a French cavalry general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, often called “The Hussar General”. He first gained fame for his role in the Capitulation of Stettin. Over the course of his short career, he became known as a daring adventurer and was…
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15 Works, September 30th. is Jehan Georges Vibert’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #213
The scene is set in the reception room of a rich monastery hung with old tapestries, and features a tall bald jovial abbot on the left, and a his companion the cardinal, a small sallow man long grey hair. After a hearty lunch with much wine, the cardinal on the right has toasted a lifelong…
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24 Works, July 17th. is Paul Delaroche’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #194
Shortly after the arrival of Louis-Philippe, the painters Delaroche, Cogniet, Schnetz and Drolling receive orders for four large paintings for the Throne Room of the Hotel de Ville, to celebrate the heroes of the revolutions of July 1789 and July 1830. It was up to Paul Delaroche to represent “the People returning victorious from the…
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