Detaille's Cavaliers of Napoleon
Edouard Detaille was at one time the official painter of the French army and perhaps the finest artist in the field of military iconography. This set of twelve prints comes from his l895 work,
THE CAVALIERS OF NAPOLEON. Exquisite steel engravings were made from some of his most detailed and famous paintings and the result is almost photographic down to the groundwork and backgrounds which are all but ignored by most artists.This set is truly a “must have” for any French Napoleonic enthusiast.
1. General officer of cavalry and his staff.
2. Mounted dragoon.
3. Squadron of the Gendarmes d’Ordonance of the Imperial Guard
4. Trooper of the Gardes d’ Honneur of the Imperial Guard
5. Senior officer of the Carabiniers ca. 1812 on an uncharacteristic gray horse.
6. Colonel of the Grenadiers a Cheval of the Imperial Guard at Eylau.
7. Senior officer of the Cuirassiers.
8. Officer of the Dragoons a’pied.
9. Senior officer of Dragoons.
10. Officer of the Dragoons of the Imperial Guard at St. Dizier.
11. Trooper of the Chasseurs a Cheval of the Imperial Guard in service uniform.
12. Charge of Chasseurs a Cheval.
