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| 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 organizing Napoleons 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 Meissoniers studio. It was in 1867 that the young artist first exhibited a picture, showing a view of Meissoniers studio but in the following year he showed his first military piece. While it was based solely on imagination, The Drummers 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 Ducrots 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 traveled 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 Richards Types et Uniformes de lArmee 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 1890s 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 lArmee in Paris which Detaille helped to found. Edouard Detaille died on 23rd December 1912. |
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The Checkpoint by Edouard Detaille. Military scene during the Franco-Prussian War of French Cuirassiers and French infantry. |
The Charge by Edouard Detaille French Cuirassier of Napoleons Grand Army after the charge with captured standard. |
Episode during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille. No text for this item |
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. |
Manoeuvres at Aldershot by Edouard Detaille. British military manoeuvres with the Duke of Cambridge watching the advance of a highland regiment. |
Remise Au Senat Des Trophees by Edouard Detaille. Displaying the captured standards from the Battles of Austerlitz and Ulm through the streets of Paris. |
Chasseurs DAfrique - Tenue de Campagne 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. |
8th Cuirassiers - Senior Officer Campaign Outfit by Edouarde Detaille (PC) An officer of the 8th Cuirassiers in his campaign outfit circa 1806. |
Chasseur A Cheval (Soldier on Horseback) 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. |
La Reve (The Dream) by Edouard Detaille. Depicting soldiers of the French Second Empire dreaming of the victorious French Army of the Napoleonic period. |
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. |
Infantrymen of the Line Positioned Behind A Wall by Edouard Detaille. (PC) Title is translated from the original French title; Embusques Derriere Un Mur. Fantassins De La Ligne - Which is present on the reverse of the postcard. |
A French infantryman from the Franco-Prussian War by Edouard Detaille. (PC) No text for this item |
A Line-Engineer From the Franco-Prussian War by Edouard Detaille. (PC) No text for this item |
Cuirassiers Peloton DEscorte by Edouard Detaille. No text for this item |
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. |
The Hostages by Edouard Detaille. French civilians being questioned by Prussian officers with Prussian Cuirassiers during the Franco-Prussian War. |
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