Artiste(s):

unknown maker

after Gautherot, Pierre (1769-1825)

Titre anglais composé:

Napoleon wounded at Ratisbon.

Titre inscrit:

Napoleon vor Regensburg.

Description:

Despite the immense courage he displayed in battle, often leading his troops from the front, Napoleon was only ever wounded once, here at Ratisbon. During the action, the emperor was hit in the heel. The surgeon Yvan intervened, the wound made worse by the fact Napoleon had not removed his boots for three days. Nonetheless, he mounted his horse before the wound was entirely bandaged, ready to finish the battle. He is presented here as a modern Achilles, one who however does not succumb to his wound. Once again he is depicted as invulnerable, protected by the gods0

Travail Original:

Napoléon Ier, blessé au pied devant Ratisbonne, est soigné par le chirurgien Yvan, 23 avril 1809.

by

Gautherot, Pierre (1769-1825)

1810

. Oil on canvas; h: 370 x w: 510 cm; Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et du Trianon

Sujet(s):

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821) -- wounded before Ratisbon

Ratisbon, Battle of (23 April 1809)

Œuvres associées:

Gautherot, Pierre (1769-1825); 'Napoléon Ier, blessé au pied devant Ratisbonne, est soigné par le chirurgien Yvan, 23 avril 1809.'

Cote:

DC203 H53 1840

Endroit supplémentaire:

vol. 2, opp. p. 257