Artist(s):
after Vernet, Horace (1789-1863)
Composed Title English:
The battle of Jena.
Inscribed Title:
Battle of Jena.
Inscription:
on opp. p.: Photo-Etching. - After Painting by Horace Vernet.
Description:
Illustration of an anecdote during the battle of Jena : a young grenadier of the Guard steps forward during a review of the troops by the emperor and enthusiastically exclaims : "en avant!" (forward!). Napoleon is said to have answerd : "...he'd better wait to have led in thirty battles before thinking he can give me his advice..." After Horace Vernet's painting.
Original Work:
Napoléon Ier passant devant les troupes à la bataille d'Iena, 14 octobre 1806.
by . Oil on canvas; 465 x 543 cm; Musée national du château de Versailles et de Trianon.Subject Heading(s):
Jena, Battle of (14 October 1806)
Related Works:
Vernet, Horace (1789-1863); 'Napoléon Ier passant devant les troupes à la bataille d'Iena, 14 octobre 1806.'
LocNo:
Added Location:
vol. 4, p. 48