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The Cuirassiers of 1805, before the Battle, Ernest Meissonier

The Cuirassiers of 1805, before the Battle

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

Ernest Meissonier (French) (1815-1891)

Movement
Academic art
Date
1878
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
125 × 198 cm
Collection
Musée Condé, France
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Jebulon, CC0

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BattleFrench Revolution and EmpireWarArméeSoldierMilitaireHorseAnimalHorsemanCuirassierCavalryBreastplateHelmetOfficerWaitingTensionPlainFieldSkyCloudHorizonBlueOil on canvasFrance19th centuryBattle of Austerlitz
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