Army in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, Jacques-Louis David

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1801.

Bonaparte franchissant le Grand-Saint-Bernard (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby in 1645, Charles Landseer

Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby in 1645, 1851.

Cromwell in der Schlacht bei Naseby im Jahre 1645 (museum title)

Charles Landseer (British), oil on canvas

Alte Nationalgalerie, Germany

Mobile Guards Leading Ambulance Mules, Fragment of the Panorama of the Battle of Champigny, Édouard Detaille

Mobile Guards Leading Ambulance Mules, Fragment of the Panorama of the Battle of Champigny, 1881.

Scène militaire : mobiles conduisant des mulets… (museum title)

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Musée Carnavalet, France

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1801.

Bonaparte franchissant le Grand-Saint-Bernard (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on canvas

Château de Malmaison, France

Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada (formerly attributed to Nicholas Hilliard), Nicholas Hilliard

Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada (formerly attributed to Nicholas Hilliard), early 17th century.

Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada (museum title)

Nicholas Hilliard (British), oil on canvas

Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, Londres, United Kingdom

The Battle of the Milvian Bridge

Battaglia di Ponte Milvio (museum title)

Giulio Romano (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

A Cavalryman, 1884.

Alphonse de Neuville (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Poniatowski's Last Charge at Leipzig, Richard Caton Woodville

Poniatowski's Last Charge at Leipzig, 1912.

Richard Caton Woodville (British), oil on wood

Tate, United Kingdom

The Review at Châlons, 9 October 1896, Édouard Detaille

The Review at Châlons, 9 October 1896, c. 1897.

La Revue de Châlons, le 9 octobre 1896 (museum title)

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Battle of Alexander at Issus, Albrecht Altdorfer

The Battle of Alexander at Issus, 1529.

Historienzyklus: Alexanderschlacht (Schlacht bei Issus) (museum title)

Albrecht Altdorfer (German), paint on limewood panel

Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany

Before Moscow, Waiting for the Delegation of Boyars (Napoleon on Poklonnaya Hill), Vassili Verechtchaguine

Before Moscow, Waiting for the Delegation of Boyars (Napoleon on Poklonnaya Hill), 1891–1892.

Перед Москвой в ожидании депутации бояр (Наполеон на… (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Historical Museum, Moscow, Russia

Shipka-Sheinovo (Skobelev at Shipka), Vassili Verechtchaguine

Shipka-Sheinovo (Skobelev at Shipka), before 1890.

Шипка-Шейново (Скобелев под Шипкой) (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Russian Museum, Russia

The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 16, 1777, John Trumbull

The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 16, 1777, c. 1822–1832.

John Trumbull (American), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

On the High Road. Retreat, Flight, Vassili Verechtchaguine

On the High Road. Retreat, Flight, 1887–1895.

На большой дороге. Отступление, бегство (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Historical Museum, Moscow, Russia

The French Army Crossing the Rhine at Düsseldorf, 6 September 1795, Louis-François Lejeune

The French Army Crossing the Rhine at Düsseldorf, 6 September 1795, 1824.

Passage du Rhin par l'armée française à Dusseldorf. 6… (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Surrender of General Burgoyne, John Trumbull

Surrender of General Burgoyne, 1821.

John Trumbull (American), oil on canvas

United States Capitol, United States

Before the Attack. Near Plevna, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Before the Attack. Near Plevna, 1881.

Перед атакой. Под Плевной (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, John Trumbull

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, 1819–1820.

John Trumbull (American), oil on canvas

United States Capitol, United States

The Siege of Neuburg, 1641, Peeter Snayers

The Siege of Neuburg, 1641, 1645.

Belagerung von Neuburg, 1641 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Marie Walewska, c. 1810.

Marie Laczinska (1789-1817) comtesse Walewska, puis… (museum title)

François Gérard (French), oil on canvas

Musée de l'Armée, France

The Battle of Seneffe, Nicaise De Keyser

The Battle of Seneffe, 1850.

Сражение при Сенефе (museum title)

Nicaise De Keyser (Belgian), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

The Entry of Sultan Mehmed II into Constantinople, 29 May 1453, Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant

The Entry of Sultan Mehmed II into Constantinople, 29 May 1453, 1876.

Entrée du sultan Mehmet II à Constantinople le 29 mai 1453 (museum title)

Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France

Halt!, c. 1893.

Alt! (museum title)

Giovanni Fattori (Italian), oil on wood

Gallery of Modern Art, Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy

The Siege of Einbeck, 1644.

Belagerung von Einbeck (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, John Gilbert

The Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, 1884.

Morning of the Battle of Agincourt (museum title)

John Gilbert (British), oil on canvas

Guildhall Art Gallery, United Kingdom

The Defense of Champigny, Édouard Detaille

The Defense of Champigny, 1879.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Plundering of Basing House, Charles Landseer

The Plundering of Basing House, 1836.

Charles Landseer (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

The Memorial Service for General Gordon, 4 September 1898, Richard Caton Woodville

The Memorial Service for General Gordon, 4 September 1898, 1899.

Richard Caton Woodville (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Post at Presnitz, 1641, Peeter Snayers

The Post at Presnitz, 1641, 1648.

Der Posto bei Presnitz, 1641 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Heads Up! The Horse Grenadiers at Eylau, 1807, Édouard Detaille

Heads Up! The Horse Grenadiers at Eylau, 1807, 1893.

Les Grenadiers à cheval à Eylau : Haut les têtes (museum title)

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Musée Condé, France

The Relief of Saint-Omer, 12 July 1638, Peeter Snayers

The Relief of Saint-Omer, 12 July 1638, 1645.

Entsatz von St. Omer, 12. Juli 1638 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Siege of Besançon, May 1674, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Siege of Besançon, May 1674, 18th century.

Siège de Besançon en mai 1674 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Musée des beaux-arts de Dole, France

The Siege of Gray, February 1674, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Siege of Gray, February 1674, 18th century.

Le siège de Gray en février 1674 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Musée des beaux-arts de Dole, France

Napoleon Crossing the Bridge to Lobau Island, Richard Caton Woodville

Napoleon Crossing the Bridge to Lobau Island, 1912.

Richard Caton Woodville (British), oil on wood

Tate, United Kingdom

1806, Jena, 1890.

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Frick Art & Historical Center, United States

A Soldier with Troops in the Background, Alphonse de Neuville

A Soldier with Troops in the Background, 1884.

Alphonse de Neuville (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

The Dragoon, 1896.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Buffalo AKG Art Museum, United States

The Guards at Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882, Richard Caton Woodville

The Guards at Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882, 1884.

Richard Caton Woodville (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Curtain Wall of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, Adolphe Yvon

The Curtain Wall of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, 1859.

La courtine de Malakoff, 8 septembre 1855 (museum title)

Adolphe Yvon (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Soldiers, c. 1892.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on panel

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Vive l'Empereur! Charge of the 4th Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807, Édouard Detaille

Vive l'Empereur! Charge of the 4th Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807, 1891.

Vive l'Empereur! (museum title)

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

A Standing Grenadier of the Municipal Guard, Édouard Detaille

A Standing Grenadier of the Municipal Guard, 1891.

Édouard Detaille (French), watercolor and graphite on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Surrender of Bailén, José Casado del Alisal

The Surrender of Bailén, 1864.

La Rendición de Bailén (museum title)

José Casado del Alisal (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Napoleon and Troops, 1902.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on panel

National Gallery of Ireland

The Sentry, 1890.

The Sentry (La Vedette) (museum title)

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on wood

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

The Siege of Paris (1870-1871), Ernest Meissonier

The Siege of Paris (1870-1871), c. 1884.

Le Siège de Paris (1870-1871) (museum title)

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Gendarmes d'Ordonnance, Édouard Detaille

Gendarmes d'Ordonnance, 1894.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Cuirassiers of 1805, before the Battle, Ernest Meissonier

The Cuirassiers of 1805, before the Battle, 1878.

Les cuirassiers de 1805, avant le combat (museum title)

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Musée Condé, France

Fighting in the Gorge of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, Adolphe Yvon

Fighting in the Gorge of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, 1856–1858.

Combat dans la gorge de Malakoff, 8 septembre 1855 (museum title)

Adolphe Yvon (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Group of Cavalry in the Snow: Moreau and Dessoles before Hohenlinden, Ernest Meissonier

Group of Cavalry in the Snow: Moreau and Dessoles before Hohenlinden, 1875.

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on wood

National Gallery of Ireland