Hippolyte Bellange-Attrib."Napoleon at Somosierra (30th Nov 1808)" watercolor

Description: PLEASE READ SHIPPING DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY BEFORE BUYING! To learn more about us please click on our profile On view here is a scene of fighting French cavalry with Napoleon Bonaparte and his train in forefront. All men are wearing uniforms from the period of the 1st Empire (1804-1814/15). It is known that the French Emperor was not present at all (!) numerous battles of this period, disregarding of where they took place: Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Germany, Russia, Spain or Portugal. However, out of those battles, in which he personally commanded the French, only one site is topographically similar to the one presented in this watercolor. The type of such high mountain formation as one finds in the background here is typical of Spain, and referring to the Battle of Somosierra (see our image nr.11), which took place on the 30th of November 1808 at the Somosierra mountain pass, 60 miles north of Madrid. In this battle, the heavily outnumbered Spanish detachment of conscripts and artillery under Benito de San Juan aimed to block Napoleon's advance of the Spanish capital. With a great possibility it is a work of well-known French military artist Hipollyte Bellange who in 1830s made numerous watercolors with scenes from Napoleonic battles. Hippolyte (Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte) Bellange (1800 Paris - 1866 Paris) began his art studies at the age of 16 in the studio of Jean-Antoine Gros (there he made acquaintance with his friend Nicolas-Toussant Charlet). In 1818 he became a member of Parisian École des Beaux-Arts, in 1824 he obtained a Medal of 2nd degree there. In 1834 he became Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, in 1861 - Chevalier of Belgian Order of Leopold. From 1837 to 1854 Bellange was conservator of the Rouen Museum. At the urging of Charlet, Bellange first turned to lithography (in total he made over 500 works in this technique). Progressively he turned to oil paintings, most of all specializing on military scenes. With growing success of these paintings he lost interest in lithography, after 1834 there are only few works in this technique. Works of his are to see in most important French and international museums (a.o. in the Louvre and Versailles). Condition: fairly good, upper horizontal area (ca. 1.3in in width) is covered by the frame Creation Year: 1830s Measurements: UNFRAMED: 19.0cm x 14.5cm / 7.5" x 5.7"inches FRAMED: 32.2cm x 29.2cm / 12.7" x 11.5" inches Object Type: Framed watercolor Style: Napoleonica Technique: watercolor on paper, laid on cardboard by the artist Inscription: verso: small label with indistinct inscription Creator: Hippolyte Bellange Creator Dates: 1800 Paris - 1866 Paris Nationality: French Themes: FRENCH SPANISH POLISH NAPOLEON EMPIRE MILITARY MILITARY PORTRAIT UNIFORM BATTLE MOUNTAIN 800x600 Normal 0 21 false false false DE-AT X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 SHIPPING OPTIONS: We ship priority registered regular Austrian mail within 48 hours after your purchase. Usually, shipping with regular Austrian mail takes 10-14 days (USA / Worldwide), 3-7days (Europe) and 1-2 days (Austria). Not depending on us (due to local customs, local post, etc) delivery may take longer. ***OBS: Austrian mail refunds cases of loss or damage with maximum EUR 500. The shipping cost here includes an external full insurance of the item! PROFESSIONALLY PACKED (by Mail Boxes Etc.) and fully insured (INCLUDES INSURANCE OF FRAME) expedited service is available upon request and subject to EXTRA CHARGES. Please contact us for customized quotes before buying. When contacting the seller please refer to item #40339 hajan21

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