Charles Giraud: Taking of Fort Fautahua in Tahiti, December 17, 1846
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Marie Eléonore Godefroy
Marie Eléonore Godefroy: Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker,
Baroness de Staël-Holstein, known as Madame de Staël
Madame de Staël was a prominent, and quite accomplished, lady. Among other things, she was an enemy of Napoleon, and managed to survive. She traveled widely, was an author, befriended the Duke of Wellington, and involved herself in politics.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Carle Vernet
Carle Vernet: His Majesty Giving Orders to
His Marshals, the Morning of the Battle of Austerlitz
Vernet has been featured here before; he seems to have made a career out of painting Napoleon.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Alfred de Dreux
M de Dreux has been featured before.
A Lady Sitting with Two Greyhounds
A Young Horsewoman with a Yellow Tucker
Innocence Between Two Thieves
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Alexandre Antigna
We have reached mid-century! I will spend a couple of weeks posting some undated paintings before diving into the second-half of the century. These are by Alexandre Antigna, who has been featured once here before.
Death of a Pauper
Jeune Fille Souriant
The Forced Halt
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