Napoleon at Eylae

Napoleon at Eylae

people; bodies; horses; military; guns; snow; fur; smoke; black; red; white; yellow; grey

Soldiers congregate around a person on a light yellow horse. Bodies lay around them, alive and dead. In the distance destroyed fields can be seen. The ground is covered in snow, and smoke from distance fires fills the air.

Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835)

Born: March 16, 1771 (Paris, France)
Died: June 25, 1835 (age 64 years) (Meudon, France)

10970, Visual Resources Library, EL

1808

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The Louvre (French)

Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on canvas
Measurements: 17 x 25 7/10 ft.

19th century