Edouard Jean-Baptiste Detaille (French, 1848-1912)

Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy, 1797

Details

Edouard Jean-Baptiste Detaille (French, 1848-1912)
Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy, 1797
signed and dated 'EDOUARD DETAILLE/1883.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 25 ¾ in. (51.4 x 65.4 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's New York, 15 February 1994, lot 27.

Literature

M. Vachon, Detaille, Paris, 1898.
F. Robichon, Edouard Detaille, un siècle de gloire mlitaire, Paris,
2007, pp. 92-93 (illustrated).

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Lot Essay

The subject of this painting depicts Napoleon’s victory over the Austrian forces. The Austrian prisoners are a mixture of cavalry, infantry and artillery, and are escorted by French Light Infantry whilst French dragoons in green on right look on. This work is directly inspired by his master Meissonier.
We are grateful to François Robichon for his assistance cataloguing this lot.

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