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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. 


Napoleonic Art - Franco-Prussian War - Battle of Fontenoy - Antique Lithographs

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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La Reve (The Dream) by Edouard Detaille.


La Reve (The Dream) by Edouard Detaille.
6 editions.
£10.00 - £500.00

The Hostages by Edouard Detaille.


The Hostages by Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£20.00 - £300.00

Remise Au Senat Des Trophees by Edouard Detaille.


Remise Au Senat Des Trophees by Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£11.00 - £30.00


Prussian Cuirassiers Attack a French Provision Train by Edouard Detaille.


Prussian Cuirassiers Attack a French Provision Train by Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£10.00 - £35.00

The Defence of Champigny, November 30th 1870 by Edouard Detaille.


The Defence of Champigny, November 30th 1870 by Edouard Detaille.
2 editions.
£20.00 - £300.00

The Checkpoint by Edouard Detaille.


The Checkpoint by Edouard Detaille.
2 editions.
£10.00 - £35.00


The Grenadier by Edouard Detaille.


The Grenadier by Edouard Detaille.
4 editions.
£10.00 - £300.00

French Horse Guards by Edouard Detaille.


French Horse Guards by Edouard Detaille.
2 editions.
£16.00 - £18.00

Cuirassiers Peloton DEscorte by Edouard Detaille.


Cuirassiers Peloton DEscorte by Edouard Detaille.
2 editions.
£10.00 - £120.00


Soir D Jena by Edouard Detaille.


Soir D Jena by Edouard Detaille.
4 editions.
£10.00 - £70.00

Episode during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille.


Episode during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£20.00 - £400.00

Le Drapeau by Edouard Detaille.


Le Drapeau by Edouard Detaille.
4 editions.
£10.00 - £400.00


Prize J Un Drapeau Prussian Par Le 4th Regiment De Dragons En 1806 by Edouard Detaille.


Prize J Un Drapeau Prussian Par Le 4th Regiment De Dragons En 1806 by Edouard Detaille.
4 editions.
£10.00 - £300.00

Point of the Advance Guard (Title in French) by Edouard Detaille.


Point of the Advance Guard (Title in French) by Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£10.00 - £28.00

Battle of Fontenoy by Edouard Detaille.


Battle of Fontenoy by Edouard Detaille.
One edition.
£10.00


Manoeuvres at Aldershot by Edouard Detaille.


Manoeuvres at Aldershot by Edouard Detaille.
2 of 3 editions available.
£10.00 - £40.00

Chasseurs DAfrique - Tenue de Campagne by Edouard Detaille


Chasseurs DAfrique - Tenue de Campagne by Edouard Detaille
2 editions.
£10.00 - £120.00

French Cuirassiers Questioning a peasant outside a country farmhouse by Edouard Detaille.


French Cuirassiers Questioning a peasant outside a country farmhouse by Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£32.00 - £500.00


Viva L Empereur after Edouard Detaille.


Viva L Empereur after Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£10.00 - £30.00

Trumpeter of the French Cuirassiers Going to Battle by Edouard Detaille.


Trumpeter of the French Cuirassiers Going to Battle by Edouard Detaille.
4 editions.
£17.00 - £500.00

Souvenir des grandes manoeuvres by Edouard Detaille (P)

Souvenir des grandes manoeuvres by Edouard Detaille (P)
One edition.
£140.00


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Text for the above items :

La Reve (The Dream) by Edouard Detaille.

Depicting soldiers of the French Second Empire dreaming of the victorious French Army of the Napoleonic period.


The Hostages by Edouard Detaille.

French civilians being questioned by Prussian officers with Prussian Cuirassiers during the Franco-Prussian War.


Remise Au Senat Des Trophees by Edouard Detaille.

Displaying the captured standards from the Battles of Austerlitz and Ulm through the streets of Paris.


Prussian Cuirassiers Attack a French Provision Train by Edouard Detaille.

2nd Empire painting. Reproduced by permission of the Forbes collection.


The Defence of Champigny, November 30th 1870 by Edouard Detaille.

Military art print of the Franco-Prussian war showing French Infantry defenders at the fortifications of Champigny.


The Checkpoint by Edouard Detaille.

Military scene during the Franco-Prussian War of French Cuirassiers and French infantry.


The Grenadier by Edouard Detaille.

French Grenadier of the Old Guard on Sentry while Napoleon and his staff are shown in the distance.


French Horse Guards 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.


Cuirassiers Peloton DEscorte by Edouard Detaille.

No text for this item


Soir D Jena by Edouard Detaille.

Napoleon defeated the Prussians on the 14th October 1806, a prelude to the Occupation of Berlin.


Episode during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille.

No text for this item


Le Drapeau by Edouard Detaille.

Shows the French Cuirassiers of the 2nd Empire of Napoleon the 3rd.


Prize J Un Drapeau Prussian Par Le 4th Regiment De Dragons En 1806 by Edouard Detaille.

No text for this item


Point of the Advance Guard (Title in French) by Edouard Detaille.

Depicting members of the 9th Regiment of Hussars 1806.


Battle of Fontenoy by Edouard Detaille.

Battle of Fontenoy during the war of Austrian Succession. French victory under Marshal Maurice De Saxe over the allies (British, Dutch and German under the Duke of Cumberland), 11th May 1745. Fontenoy, 5 miles south east of Tournai (Tolnay), the battle which started with a Dutch assault and British and Hanovarian infantry advance against the French centre during the battle a sudden attack by an Irish Brigade under French command, attacked the allied forces. The allied square was broken but the British, Hanovarian and Dutch forces retreated in good order.


Manoeuvres at Aldershot by Edouard Detaille.

British military manoeuvres with the Duke of Cambridge watching the advance of a highland regiment.


Chasseurs DAfrique - Tenue de Campagne by Edouard Detaille

No text for this item


French Cuirassiers Questioning a peasant outside a country farmhouse by Edouard Detaille.

French Cuirassiers of Napoleons Army, obtain information from a peasant outside a country farm house.


Viva L Empereur after Edouard Detaille.

Charge of the 4th Regiment of Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, June 14th 1807.


Trumpeter of the French Cuirassiers Going to Battle by Edouard Detaille.

No text for this item


Souvenir des grandes manoeuvres by Edouard Detaille (P)

Damp marks top right hand corner of large border with spotting on border.

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