Napoleon at the Tuileries
| Napoleon at the Tuileries | |
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| Artist | Horace Vernet |
| Year | 1838 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 215 cm × 326 cm (85 in × 128 in) |
| Location | Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg |
Napoleon at the Tuileries (French: Napoléon aux Tuileries) is an 1838 history painting by the French artist Horace Vernet.[1] [2] It depicts Napoleon, Emperor of France, inspecting a parade of the Imperial Guard in the Place du Carrousel outside the Tuileries Palace in Paris around 1808. He is approached by a wounded veteran holding out a petition. Amongst the officers accompanying the Emperor are Eugène de Beauharnais, Joachim Murat, Michel Ney, Jean-Andoche Junot and Géraud Duroc. The Horses of Saint Mark, looted from Venice but later returned in 1815, can be seen on the right.[3]
The original painting is in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg having been acquired from the artist by Nicholas I.[4] A copy is in the Wallace Collection in London.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kostenovich p.420
- ^ Neverov & Piotrovskiĭ p.71
- ^ https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=65506&viewType=detailView
- ^ https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/01.+paintings/36936
- ^ https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=65506&viewType=detailView
Bibliography
[edit]- Duffy, Stephen. The Wallace Collection. Scala, 2005.
- Kostenovich, Albert. French Art Treasures at the Hermitage. Harry N. Abrams, 1999.
- Neverov, Oleg & Piotrovskiĭ, Mikhail Borisovich. The Hermitage: Essays on the History of the Collection. Slavia Art Books, 1997.
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