Pierre Antoine Augustin Vafflard:
The French Army Pulling Down the Rosbach Column, 18 October 1806
Vafflard was a painter of historical and genre scenes, and portraits. I have not been able to find anything definitive about the incident depicted in this painting. Perhaps the "Rosbach Column" was a commemoration of the Battle of Rossbach in 1757, when Frederick the Great defeated the French and Austrians - clear motivation for Napoleon's forces to disrespect it in this fashion.
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