Napoleonic Cavalry, Edouard Detaille

Napoleonic Cavalry prints by Edouard Detaille showing French cavalry regiments Carabiniers, Dragoons, Hussars, Grenadiers a Cheval and Cuirassiers. Napoleonic military prints published by the Military Print Company (Division of Cranston Fine Arts military prints).

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 Return of the Carabiniers after the Charge by Eduard Detaille. The Carabiniers return after their successful charge and with a captured Russian standard.

French Cuirassiers Questioning a peasant outside a country farmhouse by Eduard Detaille French Cuirassiers of Napoleons Army, obtain information from a peasant outside a country farm house.Prize J Un Drapeau Prussian Par Le 4th Regiment De Dragons En 1806 by Edouard Detaille
French Horse Guards by Detaille   French Horse Guards at Eylau by Edouard Detaille. Military art print of French Grenadiers a Cheval at the battle of Eylau, 8th February 1807, fought against the Russian Army, a victory for Napoleon.
Point of the Advance Guard (Title in French) by E Detaille Depicting members of the 9th Regiment of Hussars 1806.
Soir D Jena by E Detaille Napoleon defeated the Prussians on the 14th October 1806, a prelude to the Occupation of Berlin.
Remise Au Senat Des Trophees by E Detaille   Displaying the captured standards from the Battles of Austerlitz and Ulm through the streets of Paris
Viva L Empereur after Detaille   Charge of the 4th Regiment of Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, June 14th 1807.
The Grenadier by E Detaille   French Grenadier of the Old Guard on Sentry while Napoleon and his staff are shown in the distance.