Vive L'Empereur (painting)
| Vive L'Empereur! | |
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| French: Vive L'Empereur charge du quatrième hussards à la bataille de Friedland, 14 juin 1807, English: Long live the Emperor - Charge of the Fourth Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, June 14, 1807 | |
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| Artist | Édouard Detaille |
| Year | 1891 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | Academic art |
| Subject | An officer of the 4th Hussars of France |
| Dimensions | 445.0 cm × 512.5 cm (175.2 in × 201.77 in)[1] |
| Condition | Restored |
| Location | Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
| Accession | 4560 |
| Website | www |
Vive L'Empereur! is an historical painting made retrospectively by French artist Édouard Detaille in 1891, based upon the cavalry charge of the 4th Hussars during the Battle of Friedland.[1] The battle itself happened on 14 June 1807, some 41 years before his birth.[2][3]
History
The painting was purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1893, where it still remains.[3] In 1959, the painting was damaged severely by water, but was restored in the 2000s.[4]
Museum
In June 2014, the Gallery purchased Portrait of Édouard Detaille by Basile Lemeunier (1852–1922) which shows the artist at work in his studio, atop a wooden ladder with lit cigarette in mouth, painting Vive L'Empereur!.[4] The portrait was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1891.
References
- ^ a b "Vive L'Empereur - Edouard Detaille - Google Arts & Culture". Google Cultural Institute. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Édouard Detaille". Google Cultural Institute. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Vive L'Empereur, (1891) by Edouard Detaille :: The Collection :: Art Gallery NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ a b Meares, Joel. "Art gallery's famous Vive l'Empereur meets its maker, a century on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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