Battle Of Jena Napoleon Murat Large Preparatory Painting Henri Chartier (1859-1924)

Important painting of the Battle of Jena by Henri George Chartier (1859-1924). Painter of historical and military subjects, pupil of Alexandre Cabanel. Awarded at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1906, he is known for presenting the Napoleonic battles. This is the study of his famous painting "The Battle of Jena". This being very close to the final picture and to this battle of October 14, 1806. The Emperor Napoleon 1st at the head of his army won a total victory over the Prussians which precipitated the flight of the Prussian army. The scene in Chartier's painting captures the moment when the Imperial Guard is in retreat, between Augereau and Lannes, Murat's cavalry that can be seen on the first floor is placed to its extreme right. Unlike Austerlitz, where only Murat's cavalry had set off in the footsteps of the retreating Russians and Austrians, with no intention of destroying what remained of the enemy army, Napoleon this time ordered a large number of people. soldiers to follow in the footsteps of the vanquished. Murat progressed so quickly that he seized the artillery and baggage of the Prussians at the entrance to Weimar. Oil on canvas on stretcher: 56 x 101 Dimensions with its frame: 60 x 106 frame with gaps The particularity of this preparatory study lies in the fact that the painter cut and glued paper figures on his canvas. These are done in watercolor and pencil. The lines of perspectives are laid and one can imagine how the final painting was born. Particularly interesting and of significant historical interest.