Vive L'Empereur! is a history painting made retrospectively by French artist Édouard Detaille in 1891, based upon the cavalry charge of the French 4th Hussars during the Battle of Friedland.[1] The actual battle had taken place on 14 June 1807, some 41 years before the artist's birth.[2]
| Vive L'Empereur! | |
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| French: Vive L'Empereur – charge du quatrième hussards à la bataille de Friedland, 14 juin 1807, English: Long live the Emperor – Charge of the 4th Hussars at the battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807 | |
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| Artist | Édouard Detaille |
| Year | 1891 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | Cavalry charge of the French 4th Hussars |
| Dimensions | 445 cm × 512.5 cm (175.2 in × 201.77 in)[1] |
| Condition | Restored |
| Location | Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
| Accession | 4560 |
| Website | artgallery.nsw.gov.au/4560 |
History
editThe painting was purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1893, where it remains.[2] In 1959, the painting was damaged severely by water, but it was restored during the 2000s.[3]
Museum
editIn June 2014, the Art Gallery of New South Wales purchased Portrait of Édouard Detaille by Basile Lemeunier (1852–1922), which shows Detaille at work in his studio – painting Vive L'Empereur! – atop a wooden ladder with a lit cigarette in his mouth.[3] The portrait was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1891.
References
edit- ^ a b "Vive L'Empereur - Edouard Detaille - Google Arts & Culture". Google Cultural Institute. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Vive L'Empereur! (1891) by Edouard Detaille". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ a b Meares, Joel (28 October 2014). "Art gallery's famous Vive l'Empereur meets its maker, a century on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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