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Portrait
#1266
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Subject/Title:
| Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow |
| Artist: | Painter, Richard |
| Date Created: | late 1980s |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection |
| Frame Dimensions: | 38 x 45 |
| Image Dimensions: | 34 x 41 |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas |
| Date Documented: |
9 February 2008 |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Description: | Napoleon is shown riding a white horse and leading his men, some on black horses, some walking, away from the Russian front in the snow. He is wearing a long winter coat and a hat typical of most portraits of Napoleon. He has his right hand tucked into the fron of his coat. |
| History of Work: | A commissioned work by local artist Richard Painter. |
| Notes: | Dr. Phillip Harsh (in other portraits) was a tent boy or assistant to Napoleon during the Russian campaign.
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