Large Framed Glazed Print: 1805, Cuirassiers Before the Charge By Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
This beautiful framed glazed print depicts the French Cuirassiers Before Their Charge At The Battle of Austerlitz in 1805.
1805, Cuirassiers Before the Charge (French: 1805, Les Cuirassiers avant la charge), also known as Cuirassiers of 1805, before battle or 1805, was a 1878 painting by Ernest Meissonier depicting a line of Napoleonic cuirassiers before making a cavalry charge.
The image depicts a scene set in 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars. Under low cloud cover, two rows of cuirassiers await the signal to begin charging, with five non-commissioned officers in front of them also at the ready. They are wearing the uniforms of the 12th Cuirassier Regiment. On the left, a Division General in a tail-coat and distinctive sash is pointing in a direction while addressing a cuirassier officer, probably the Colonel of the 12th Regiment. Behind them stand a trumpeter, an aide-de-camp to the Division General in a hussar-style uniform, and two more cuirassiers. On the right, a group of artillerymen are moving in front of a row of houses. In the far distance, on a hill between the second and third non-commissioned officer from the right, can be seen Napoleon and his chief of staff. Meissonier's intention was not to depict a specific battle, but rather to celebrate the cuirassiers of the First French Empire.
89 cm x 57 cm
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