Franco-Prussian War Art - Edouard Detaille

French Military Artist, Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille, military art prints of Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars, Franco-Prussian War, and the Battle of Fontenoy. Art prints by Cranston Military Arts.

Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille

Born in Paris on 5th October, 1847, the young Detaille was surrounded by military figures from his grandfather who had worked as a sutler responsible for organising Napoleon's transports, to a great aunt who had married Admiral Villeneuve. Nonetheless, his only ambition was to be an artist and he let it be known that he wished to study with Cabanel but through various circumstances ended up in the great Meissonier's studio. It was in 1867 that the young artist first exhibited a picture, showing a view of Meissonier's studio but in the following year he showed his first military piece. While it was based solely on imagination, The Drummer's Halt represented a scene from the French Revolution. This was to be the beginning of a glorious career painting many military scenes from French history.

The Franco-Prussian War had a profound effect on the artist particularly as it forced him to see war in person. On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the 8th Mobile Bataillon and by November 1870 was attached to General Ducrot's staff seeing action in the fighting around Paris. On the Marne he saw regiments under fire, groups of skirmishes dispatched to the front and senseless retreats. These experiences of war enabled him to produce many striking portrayals of the actions. Indeed, in 1872, he was forced to withdraw two paintings of the war from an exhibition so as not to offend Germany. Over the next few years, Detaille exhibited some of his finest paintings of the conflict such as Salut aux Blesses of 1877, La Defense de Champigny of 1879 and Le Soir de Rezonville. With de Neuville he produced two large panoramas of the battles at Champigny and Rezonville.

The Checkpoint by Edouard Detaille.
2 editions.
£10.00 - £35.00

The Defence of Champigny, November 30th 1870 by Edouard Detaille.
2 editions.
£20.00 - £300.00

Prussian Cuirassiers Attack a French Provision Train by Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£10.00 - £35.00

The Hostages by Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£20.00 - £300.00

Episode during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille.
3 editions.
£20.00 - £400.00
Souvenir des grandes manoeuvres by Edouard Detaille (P)
One edition.
£140.00

Trompette de hussards by Edouard Detaille (P)
One edition.
£90.00
La Halte by Edouard Detaille (P)
One edition.
£130.00
Les ambulanciers by Edouard Detaille (P)
One edition.
£130.00

Attack d'un Convoi by Edouard Detaille (P)
One edition.
£130.00
Parlementaire by Edouard Detaille (P)
One edition.
£140.00
En Retraite by Edouard Detaille (P)
One edition.
£90.00

Artillery Skirmish in the Forest during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille. (GS)
One edition.
£300.00

Text for the above items :

The Checkpoint by Edouard Detaille.

Military scene during the Franco-Prussian War of French Cuirassiers and French infantry.

The Defence of Champigny, November 30th 1870 by Edouard Detaille.

Military art print of the Franco-Prussian war showing French Infantry defenders at the fortifications of Champigny.

Prussian Cuirassiers Attack a French Provision Train by Edouard Detaille.

2nd Empire painting. Reproduced by permission of the Forbes collection.

The Hostages by Edouard Detaille.

French civilians being questioned by Prussian officers with Prussian Cuirassiers during the Franco-Prussian War.

Episode during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille.

No text for this item

Souvenir des grandes manoeuvres by Edouard Detaille (P)

Damp marks top right hand corner of large border with spotting on border.

Trompette de hussards by Edouard Detaille (P)

Damp mark on top left hand corner of large border, edge of large border frayed, some marks on outer border with a mark on inner border near title, some marks on image.

La Halte by Edouard Detaille (P)

Damp mark on top right hand corner of large border, some discoloration on bottom and edge of border, image very clean.

Les ambulanciers by Edouard Detaille (P)

Damp mark on top right hand corner of large border, some spotting on outer border, image fairly clean.

Attack d'un Convoi by Edouard Detaille (P)

Damp mark on top right hand corner of large border, some spotting on outer border, image fairly clean.

Parlementaire by Edouard Detaille (P)

Small damp mark on top left hand corner of large border, some spotting on outer border, image clean.

En Retraite by Edouard Detaille (P)

Damp mark on top right hand corner of large border, a lot of marks on outer border and inner border around text, some spotting on image.

Artillery Skirmish in the Forest during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille. (GS)

French artillery withdraws during the Siege of Paris, 19th September 1870 to 29th January 1871.

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