Salvete Omnes,
the film director Ridley Scott, of UK, directed and produced a brand new epic movie about Napoleon - see the wiki entry. It is worth noting that Ridley Scott started his big movie career with a fine cavalry-themed Napoleonic epic - The Duelists in 1977.
I still thing his movie Kingdom of Heaven sucked and was full of ahistorical nonsense and propaganda, but many were fine works of entertainment. I hope this Napoleon will be rather finer that not, but we will not see that until end of November 2023.
So in the spirit of Napoleonic wars soon to be seen again on the screen, I would like to bring your attention to the works of this one Frenchman.
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| general Drouot at Wagram |
Paul-Emile LeonPreboyre (1851-192) - a Frenchman who was born near Colmar, Alsace region of France (Alsace taken from France by newly created German Empire in 1871, returned in 1919, taken again in 1940 and returned in 1945 'till present), a disciple of finest portrait painter of the era Leon Bonnat, and specialized in military themes. Preboyre began to exhibit at the Paris Salon in 1881, and in 1909 became the member of the prestigious Society of French Artists. He also exhibited in UK and presumably other continental galleries etc.
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| Augereau at Castiglione |
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| Augereau at Jena |
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| Napoleon orders advance at Jena - horse artillery moving with the chasseurs a cheval screening the Emperor |
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| Napoleon with his cavalry - cuirassiers, chasseur a cheval, hussars etc |
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| inspection before the battle - cuirassiers in the foreground |
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| cuirassiers at Essling |
enjoy ,
ps
and in the link under Preboyre name there is a Artnet gallery of more than 200 works of this artist
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