Premier Auction
Sat, Mar 28, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 814
French Napoleonic War Painting
Estimate: $600 - $900
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(19th century)Battle at Arcole, Italy, November, 1796, unsigned, inscribed verso canvas "No. 43", oil on canvas, 13 x 16-1/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 17-3/8 x 20-1/2 in.Note: Arcole was one of Napoleon's first campaigns in Italy. It was strategically important in his quest to drive the Austrians from Mantua and Italy. The young Napoleon˜can be seen holding the regimental colors and inspiring his soldiers to cross.˜After three days of fighting, he finally succeeded in breaking the line of defense and thus established his reputation as a general. and became popular with the French people., Provenance: Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina
original stretcher and tacking edge, canvas slack, dirt layer, yellowed varnish, crackle, patch verso, two points of retouch; frame with abrasions and losses to composition
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