The Napoleonic
Wars, military art
prints of Napoleon and the battles of Friedland, Austerlitz, Ulm, Wagram,
Borodino, Battle of Waterloo and Quatrebras, and the battles fought in
Spain during the Peninsula War - Televera, Salamanca and Fuentos D'Onoro
are shown in military art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts.
Napoleon and his Staff by MeissonierNapoleon During the Surrender of Madrid,
4th December 1808 by Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835)
Painted in 1868, Napoleon wears the uniform of the Chasseurs and is
followed by his generals and an Egyptian Marmaluke (extreme left). Added,
it was said, at the express wish of Lord Hereford who purchased the
painting. It is now in the Wallace Collection.
Napoleons Bivouac at Wagram on the
5th-6th July 1809 by Adolphe Roehn (1780-1867) Napoleon contemplates the forthcoming
battle of Wagram surrounded by his Generals.
Napoleon in his
Coronation Robes by Francois GerardNapoleon After his Abdication 1814 by H Delaroche
This all time classic and great image shows the demoralised Napoleon
sitting in the Palace of Fontainbleu, reflecting on the end of the
imperial dream.
Napoleon at Charlemagnes Throne by Henri-Paul Motte Napoleon considered himself to be the successor of the Emperor
Charlemagne. Here he pays homage to the imperial throne He also
commissioned and restored many emblems and motifs commemorating this great
Emperor of the West, who ruled from 800 to 814 A.D. Napoleon's copy of
Charles I crown is now on display in the Louvre.
The Disaster at the Ball
Given by the Austrian Embassy in Paris 1810 by Robert Alexander
Hillingford born 1825 and died 1904
Les Adieux de Fontainebleau by H Vernet Napoleon is shown taking leave of the Imperial Guard outside the Palace
of Fontainbleau. With a dramatic final gesture, "I cannot embrace you
all but I shall embrace your General", and after General Petit, he
kissed the eagle of the 1st Grenadiers whose bearer, Lieut Fortin covers
his face. The officers at the right are representative of the Allied
armies and are considerably less affected by the scene than the Frenchman.
