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French Military Artist,
Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille, military art prints of Napoleon and the
Napoleonic Wars, Franco-Prussian War, and the Battle of Fontenoy. Art prints by
Cranston Military Arts.
Artist Information:
Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
Born in Paris on 5th October, 1847, the young Detaille was surrounded by
military figures from his grandfather who had worked as a sutler responsible for
organising Napoleon's transports, to a great aunt who had married Admiral
Villeneuve. Nonetheless, his only ambition was to be an artist and he let it be
known that he wished to study with Cabanel but through various circumstances
ended up in the great Meissonier's studio. It was in 1867 that the young artist
first exhibited a picture, showing a view of Meissonier's studio but in the
following year he showed his first military piece. While it was based solely on
imagination, The Drummer's Halt represented a scene from the French Revolution.
This was to be the beginning of a glorious career painting many military scenes
from French history.
The Franco-Prussian War had a profound effect on the artist particularly as it
forced him to see war in person. On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the 8th
Mobile Bataillon and by November 1870 was attached to General Ducrot's staff
seeing action in the fighting around Paris. On the Marne he saw regiments under
fire, groups of skirmishes dispatched to the front and senseless retreats. These
experiences of war enabled him to produce many striking portrayals of the
actions. Indeed, in 1872, he was forced to withdraw two paintings of the war
from an exhibition so as not to offend Germany. Over the next few years,
Detaille exhibited some of his finest paintings of the conflict such as Salut
aux Blesses of 1877, La Defense de Champigny of 1879 and Le Soir de Rezonville.
With de Neuville he produced two large panoramas of the battles at Champigny and
Rezonville.
Now a celebrity, he travelled extensively through Europe between 1879 and 1884,
taking time only to visit Tunisia with a French expeditionary force where he was
witness to some fighting. In Britain, he painted a review of British troops by
the Prince of Wales, and a scene showing Scots Guards in Hyde Park. It was at
this time that Detaille was developing a deep interest in the French army and he
produced all the drawings and plates for Jules Richard's Types et Uniformes de
l'Armee Francaise, 390 images in all. With all his work, Detaille painted a slow
and methodical way so as to produce his subjects naturally and realistically,
but most important of all, truthfully. By the 1890's Detaille was turning more and more to the campaign of Napoleon and
he produced many striking battle scenes including dashing cavalry charges. He
used many original items of uniform and weapons to give authenticity to his
pictures, and many of these artifacts were used in the creation of the Musee de
l'Armee in Paris which Detaille helped to found. He died in Paris on 23rd December, 1912.
Peter Harrington
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Remise Au Senat Des Trophees by Edouard Detaille.
Displaying the captured standards from the Battles of Austerlitz and Ulm through the streets of Paris.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm). Price £51.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
**Open edition print. (3 copies reduced to clear) Image size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm). Price £35.00
ITEM CODE DHM0140
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Soir D Jena by Edouard Detaille.
Napoleon defeated the Prussians on the 14th October 1806, a prelude to the Occupation of Berlin.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 16 inches (76cm x 41cm). Price £51.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £14.00
Limited edition of 300 prints, printed on superior ivory stock. Image size 30 inches x 16 inches (76cm x 41cm). Price £70.00
ITEM CODE DHM0138
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Viva L Empereur after Edouard Detaille.
Charge of the 4th Regiment of Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, June 14th 1807.
Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 18 inches (58cm x 46cm). Price £43.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm). Price £14.00
**Open edition print. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 23 inches x 18 inches (58cm x 46cm). Price £25.00
ITEM CODE DHM0325
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General of the 1st Empire by Edouard Detaille.
A French General followed by his staff officers watch as Grenadiers a Cheval pass.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 23 inches (41cm x 58cm). Price £33.50
Open edition print. Image size 9 inches x 12 inches (23cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE DHM0397
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The Grenadier by Edouard Detaille.
French Grenadier of the Old Guard on Sentry while Napoleon and his staff are shown in the distance.
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 23 inches (31cm x 58cm). Price £25.50
Open edition print. Image size 6 inches x 12 inches (15cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 17 inches (76cm x 43cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM0407
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Trumpeter of the French Cuirassiers Going to Battle by Edouard Detaille.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £43.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
**Open edition print. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £30.00
ITEM CODE DHM0193
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Manoeuvres at Aldershot by Edouard Detaille.
British military manoeuvres with the Duke of Cambridge watching the advance of a highland regiment.
Open edition print. Image size 15 inches x 24 inches (38cm x 61cm). Price £43.00
Open edition print. Image size 9 inches x 12 inches (23cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
**Open edition print. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 15 inches x 24 inches (38cm x 61cm). Price £30.00
ITEM CODE DHM1434
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| Remise Au Senat Des Trophees by E Detaille
Displaying the captured standards from the Battles of Austerlitz and
Ulm through the streets of Paris.
Soir D Jena by E Detaille Napoleon defeated the Prussians on the 14th October 1806, a prelude to
the Occupation of Berlin.
Viva L Empereur after Detaille Charge of the 4th Regiment of Hussars at the Battle of
Friedland, June
14th 1807. This superb print has been taken form a coloured
lithograph produced around 1900. the colours are not as vivid as the
original, But due to the amount of Damage to the Original painting it
was decided to reproduce this fine lithograph
The Grenadier by E Detaille French Grenadier of the Old Guard on Sentry while Napoleon and his
staff are shown in the distance.
Manoeuvres at Aldershot by Detaille British military manoeuvres with the Duke of Cambridge watching the
advance of a highland regiment. |
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