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1836 Salon
The Salon of 1836 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris. Since 1833 the Salon had been held annually, featuring paintings, sculptures and other works of art. It was followed by the Salon of 1837. It took place during the July Monarchy and featured works depicting the July Revolution of 1830 '' The Arrival of the Duke of Orleans at the Hôtel de Ville'' by Charles-Philippe Larivière and ''The King Distributing Battalion Standards to the National Guard''. Louis Philippe I had ordered the restoration of the historic Palace of Versailles as a Musée de l'Histoire de France. This meant commissioning of a number of battle scenes depicting patriotic moments from French history. Notably, Horace Vernet exhibited three paintings ('' The Battle of Friedland'', '' The Battle of Jena'' and '' The Battle of Wagram'') showing scenes from the Napoleonic Wars intended to hang in the Galerie des Batailles. Vernet also submitted his ''The Battle of Fontenoy'' set during the War of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon Friedland
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career of Napoleon, a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815. He led the French First Republic, French Republic as French Consulate, First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then ruled the First French Empire, French Empire as Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814, and briefly again in 1815. He was King of Italy, King of Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic), Italy from 1805 to 1814 and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine from 1806 to 1813. Born on the island of Corsica to a family of Italian origin, Napoleon moved to mainland France in 1779 and was commissioned as an officer in the French Royal Army in 1785. He supported the French Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
