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Napoleon I at Fontainebleau on March 31, 1814; Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne; Napoleon in Imperial Costume; Napoleon in the Wilderness; Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps; Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau; Napoleon on the Bellerophon; Napoleon Receiving the Queen of Prussia at Tilsit; Napoleon's Return from Elba (painting) Napoleon ...
Napoleon's Return from Elba (French: Retour de Napoleon d' Isle d'Elbe) is an 1818 history painting by the German-born French artist Charles de Steuben. [1] [2] It depicts the scene at Laffrey near Grenoble on 7 March 1815 when Napoleon, having escaped from Elba, is acclaimed by the men of the 7th Regiment of the Line.
Not coincidentally the work was made in the same year that the Retour des cendres (return of the ashes), or the return of Napoleon's mortal remains from the island of Saint Helena took place. The original of the painting is held at the Museum der bildenden Künste , in Leipzig , while there are copies at the Army Museum , in Paris , [ 1 ] [ 2 ...
Napoleon's Tomb' (French title: L'Apothéose de Napoléon) is an 1821 oil painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An allegory , it depicts the apotheosis of the former emperor of France Napoleon following his death in exile on the island of Saint Helena .
French Campaign, 1814 shows Napoleon Bonaparte riding a white horse, leading his troops on a cold, snowy road. [2]: 211 The painting captures the hard and gloomy moments of Napoleon’s retreat during the French Campaign of 1814, when the forces of the Sixth Coalition advanced into France. Napoleon appears tired and thoughtful, his posture ...
Meissonier's largest and most ambitious painting depicts one of the greatest victories of Napoleon, which he won over the Russian troops in the Battle of Friedland, on June 14, 1807, during the War of the Fourth Coalition.
The Madonna with the Baby Jesus Giving Benediction by Guercino, now at the Chambéry Musée d'Art et d'Histoire; The Holy Family Contemplating the Baby Jesus Sleeping by Francesco Gessi, now at the Clérmond-Ferrand Musée des Beaux-Arts; The Martyrdom of Saint Victoria by Giovanni Antonio Burrini, now at the Compiégne Musée National du Chateau
Napoleon Crossing the Alps (also known as Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass or Bonaparte Crossing the Alps; listed as Le Premier Consul franchissant les Alpes au col du Grand Saint-Bernard) is a series of five oil on canvas equestrian portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David between 1801 and 1805.