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| Keywords: 1807, Friedland.jpg en 1807 Friedland Ernest Meissonier French Lyons 1815 “1891 Paris Date ca 1861 “75 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 53 1/2 x 95 1/2 in 135 9 x 242 6 cm Classification Paintings Credit Line Gift of Henry Hilton 1887 Accession Number 87 20 1 Meissonier largely self-taught established his reputation in the 1840s as a painter of small-scale genre scenes rendered in meticulous detail An 1864 history painting 1814 the Campaign of France MusĂ©e d'Orsay Paris signaled the artist's new interest in epic Napoleonic subjects Countering that image of Napoleon in defeat 1807 Friedland Meissonier's largest and most ambitious painting evokes one of the emperor's greatest victories These two paintings were the only realized works in a projected cycle of five episodes in the life of Napoleon 1807 Friedland gained notoriety in 1876 when the American department store magnate Alexander T Stewart 1803 “1876 purchased it from the artist sight unseen for an astronomical sum Judge Henry Hilton acquired the work at Stewart's estate sale and in 1887 bequeathed it to the Metropolitan Museum circa 1861 “75 http //www metmuseum org/Collections/search-the-collections/110001498 rpp 20 pg 4 ao on ft america pos 61 Creator Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier Battle of Friedland French cavalry of the Napoleonic period French paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art History of the French Army Chasseurs Ă cheval de la Garde impĂ©riale Cuirassiers of the napoleonic period | ||||
