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Frederick II of Prussia as a Young King
Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia, the future Frederick the Great, shortly after ascending to the throne, oil on canvas by Antoine Pesne, c. 1740s.
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
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General Bonaparte Accepting Prisoners in the Italian Campaign, 1797
Taking prisoners in Napoleon's Italian Campaign, 1797, oil on canvas by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay, c. 1801-1824.
Palace of Versailles.
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Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole
Famous painting of a young Napoleon Bonaparte carrying the flag at the Battle of Arcole, during his Italian campaign. Oil on canvas by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1796.
Palace of Versailles.
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Attack on the Cemetery of Eylau
On 7 February 1807, the first day of the Battle of Eylau, French and Russian forces battled over the church and cemetery of the village of Eylau, each pouring more men into the slaughter. The French possessed the cemetery by day's end, though...
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Commemorative Plaque of the 1st Synod in the Désert at Montèzes near Monoblet
Commemorative plaque of the first synod in the Désert at Montèzes near Monoblet, organized by Antoine Court in 1715.
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Napoleon and Francis II Meet After the Battle of Austerlitz
Emperors Napoleon I of France and Francis II of Austria meet after the Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805) to discuss terms of peace. Oil on canvas painting by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1812.
Palace of Versailles.
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Charles Gravier, count of Vergennes
A painting portraying Charles Gravier, count of Vergennes, State minister of Foreign Affairs (1717-1787). Oil on canvas painting, by Antoine-François Callet (1741-1823). From the Palace of Versailles collection.
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Jean Lannes
Jean Lannes (1769-1809), 1st Duke of Montebello, a marshal of the French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. Oil on canvas portrait painting by Julie Volpelière after an original by Antoine-François Gérard, 1834. In the Musée de l'Armée...
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Battle of Fleurus
The Battle of Fleurus, 26 June 1794. A French army achieved victory over the Austrians, turning the tide of the War of the First Coalition decisively in France's favor. Depicted on the white horse in General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan who commanded...
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Barnave Imprisoned
Antoine Barnave (1761-1793) during his imprisonment in 1792-93, just before his execution. Image by Alexandre Lacauchie, from the Galerie historique de la révolution française (1787-1799), vol. 1, 1849.