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Return of Napoleon I to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, May 23, 1809

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Description: Return of Napoleon I to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, May 23,...
TitleReturn of Napoleon I to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, May 23, 1809
Creator nameMeynier, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1812
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions186 1/4 × 208 1/4 in. (473 × 529 cm)
LocationChâteau de Versailles
http:/­/­collections.chateauversailles.fr/­?permid=permobj_5316b820-fc82-49b0-891d-14f992af9b1a
Accession numberMV 1746
SubjectsPainting, French--19th centuryNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815War in artMamelukes
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II. The Exemplum Virtutis
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Copyright© 1967 by Princeton University Press
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Description: The Emperor's Return to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, May 23,...
The Emperor's Return to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, May 23, 1809, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameMeynier, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1812
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_5316b820-fc82-49b0-891d-14f992af9b1a
Accession numberMV 1746
The Emperor's Return to the Island of...
The Emperor's Return to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, May 23, 1809, detail
Description: Napoleon I Wounded in front of Regensburg, 23 April 1809
Napoleon I Wounded in front of Regensburg, 23 April 1809
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameGautherot, Claude
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1810
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions186 1/4 × 208 1/4 in. (473 × 529 cm)
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_1e727506-6f51-4d6f-98bb-808be6e729c2
Accession numberMV 1745
Napoleon I Wounded in front of...
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Description: Bivouac of Napoleon I on the Battlefield of Wagram, Night of July 5 to 6, 1809
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Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameRoehn, Adolphe Eugène Gabriel
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1810
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions71 7/8 × 87 3/8 in. (182.5 × 222 cm)
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_acaece14-e558-4692-a8a5-9a2a1b95a460
Accession numberMV 1744
Bivouac of Napoleon I on the Battlefield...
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Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameDucis, Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1810
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions43 7/8 × 56 3/8 in. (111.5 × 143.3 cm)
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_67615851-1b14-438d-9b81-e0f12754edd6
Accession numberMV 5147
The Emperor Napoleon I on the Terrace of...
The Emperor Napoleon I on the Terrace of Saint-Cloud
Description: The Revolt of Cairo, October 21, 1798
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Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameGirodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1809–1810
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions133 7/16 × 199 5/8 in. (339 × 507 cm)
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_d12b3752-b5ef-41ed-b081-a9c63bc54c77#01108a80-f93e-48b1-aab5-3c6ce02a5f30
Accession numberMV 1497
The Revolt of Cairo, October 21, 1798
The Revolt of Cairo, October 21, 1798
Description: Battle of Quiberon
Battle of Quiberon
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameHennequin, Philippe Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1804
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions153 15/16 × 278 3/4 in. (391 × 708 cm)
LocationMusée des Augustins, Toulouse, France
https://www.augustins.org/en/oeuvre/-/oeuvre/34533
Accession numberInv. 2004 1 62
Battle of Quiberon
Battle of Quiberon
Description: Napoleon's Bivouac on the Eve of Austerlitz, December 1, 1805
Napoleon's Bivouac on the Eve of Austerlitz, December 1, 1805
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameLejeune, Louis Francois
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1808
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions71 1/16 × 85 13/16 in. (180.5 × 218 cm)
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_e4208eef-38df-4067-a354-a1bc464ff359
Accession numberMV 6858
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