Pierre Francois Tardieu

Napoleon - Etching by Pierre François Tardieu - 1837

1837

Napoléon is an artwork realized by Hippolyte Bellangé in 1846. Original lithograph on paper. Passepartout included: 34 x 49 cm. The title and an ...

Napoleon Bonaparte in Toulon is an etching that belongs to the suite AtlasBatt realized within Jacques Norvins' Histoire de Napoleon, published in 1837. Author Jacques Norvins publ...

Napoleonic Battle is an Etching realized by Horace Vernet in 1837. Good conditions. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition. the artwork and belongs to the suite sui...

Epinal Print, Napoleone Bonaparte Passing is an original Hand-colored lithograph realized by an Anonymous artist of the 19th century. Signed on the plate "Geornin"on the lower right...

This magnificent 1813 engraving, after a painting by François Gérard, portrays Joseph Napoléon Bonaparte, King of Spain, in full coronation regalia. Standing with composed authority,...

Colored lithograph of Napoleon in custom gilt frame and needlepoint matte.

Napoleon Bonaparte on Horseback, L’Empereur – French Hand-Colored Print, 1843 This striking 19th-century hand-colored print depicts Napoleon Bonaparte in one of his most enduring and carefully constructed visual roles: the calm, commanding emperor on horseback. Shown mounted on a poised grey horse, Napoleon is rendered in his characteristic attire—dark coat, bicorne hat, and the red sash of the Legion of Honour—projecting authority, discipline, and control. His composed posture contrasts with the dynamic movement of the horse, a visual device frequently used in Napoleonic imagery to suggest mastery over both men and circumstance. Behind him, attendants and officers follow at a respectful distance, reinforcing his position as supreme commander. The sparse landscape keeps the focus firmly on Napoleon himself, turning the scene into a timeless emblem rather than a specific battlefield episode. The caption beneath the image, “L’Empereur,” leaves no ambiguity about the subject and reflects the iconic status Napoleon held in French visual culture long after his fall. This print originates from *Histoire de l’Empereur Napoléon* by P.-M. Laurent de l’Ardèche, published in Paris in 1843 and illustrated after designs by Horace Vernet, the most influential Napoleonic painter of the 19th century. Vernet’s imagery played a crucial role in shaping the posthumous legend of Napoleon, blending historical reference with idealized representation. Such prints were intended both as historical illustrations and as objects of admiration, suitable for framing in bourgeois and official interiors. As an equestrian portrait, this work belongs to a long artistic tradition associated with power, leadership, and imperial legitimacy. It remains highly appealing to collectors of Napoleonic history, French military art...

'Napoleon, Illustrated with Prints from Contemporary and other Portraits' by J.T. Herbert Baily. 126,(2) pp. illustrated, steel engraving frontispiece, 14 illustrations added to the ...