1896
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Gallery of New South Wales
Vive L'Empereur is a 1896 oil by Édouard Detaille, held at Art Gallery of New South Wales.
In this painting, a man on a white horse stands out in the foreground, dressed in a red jacket and black hat, holding a sword in his right hand. He appears to be leading a charge, with a large group of men on horseback behind him, all wearing similar uniforms and holding swords or rifles. The background is a blurry landscape with a few trees and a cloudy sky. The man on the horse seems to be the main focus of the painting, with the others fading into the background. The colors are muted, with shades of brown and gray dominating the scene. The overall mood is one of action and energy, with the man on the horse appearing to be leading a charge into battle. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this painting, you might want to look up Édouard Detaille.
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. The actual battle had taken place on 14 June 1807, some 41 years before the artist's birth.
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The painting was purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1893, where it remains. In 1959, the painting was damaged severely by water, but it was restored during the 2000s.
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In 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. The portrait was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1891.
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Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille (French pronunciation: ; 5 October 1848 – 23 December 1912) was a French academic painter and military artist noted for his precision and realistic detail.
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