THE BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ – 2 DECEMBER 1805 – NAPOLEON I – EARLY 19TH CENTURY
“The Emperor gives his final orders to the Marshals on the heights of Bellowitz at eight o’clock in the morning.”
Very fine historical engraving depicting the celebrated Battle of Austerlitz, regarded as one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s greatest military victories and often referred to as the “Battle of the Three Emperors.”
The central scene illustrates a decisive strategic moment before the engagement:
“The Emperor gives his final orders to the Marshals on the heights of Bellowitz at eight o’clock in the morning.”
Napoleon is depicted on horseback, surrounded by his officers and marshals, in a solemn composition characteristic of early 19th-century Imperial iconography.
The elaborate decorative border forms a visual celebration of the military campaigns of 1805 and fully reflects the Imperial propaganda developed under the First French Empire.
Engraved after Carle Vernet, the renowned painter and military draughtsman of the First Empire, particularly celebrated for his equestrian and Napoleonic scenes.
Etched by Duplessis-Bertaux and completed by Niquet, both engravers associated with the major Imperial publications of the early 19th century.
Dimensions : Height 19.09 in. – Width 15.35 in.,
(Height 48.5 cm – Width 39 cm),
Condition : PERFECT CONDITION,
Period : EARLY 19TH CENTURY,
Framing : CONTEMPORARY – Comprising a dark green bevelled inner border decorated with gilt palmettes and a wide ecru raw-silk mount. The whole is presented beneath glass in a wooden frame with a mottled green ground and gilt moulded ornament.
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