Czechia - Slavkov u Brna, Battle of Austerlitz, (Napoleon); Auber - Bataille d’Austerlitz commandée par S. M. l’Empereur des Français en personne, le 2 décembre 1805 - 1806
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Auber’s 1806 hand-coloured copper engraving, titled “Bataille d’Austerlitz commandée par S. M. l’Empereur des Français en personne, le 2 décembre 1805”, depicts the Battle of Austerlitz near present-day Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic.
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Original title Bataille d’Austerlitz commandée par S. M. l’Empereur des Français en personne, le 2 décembre 1805.
Designer Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet, called Carle Vernet (1758–1836).
Engravers Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (1747–1819), aquaforté execution. Jean Bosq, completion of the plate, as indicated by the signature « Terminé par Bosq » at the bottom right.
Publisher Auber.
Place Paris.
Era 1806. The date 2 December 1805, inscribed in the title, refers to the battle.
Technique Copper-engraved etching on copper, executed in aquaforté and refined with engraving, with manual colorization afterwards.
Support Paper.
Dimensions Imprint about 34.5 × 51 cm. Sheet about 39 × 54.5 cm.
Composition Single horizontal plate, with title and signatures engraved at the bottom.
Provenance Work from Campagnes de Napoléon, premier empereur des Français et roi d’Italie.
Place represented Battlefield near Austerlitz, today Slavkov u Brna, in southern Moravia, Czech Republic.
Description
Large panoramic engraving of the battle of Austerlitz, fought on 2 December 1805 between Napoleon I’s Grande Armée and the Austro-Russian forces. In the foreground, groups of infantry, cavalry and officers on horseback lead into the scene. On the right, Napoleon and his retinue observe the field from a rise in the terrain. In the plain, long lines of infantry alternate with cavalry units, while the smoke of artillery interrupts the view of the villages and the elevations on the horizon.
The finesse of the engraved line keeps the formations legible even at the farthest planes. The subsequent manual colorization emphasizes the uniforms, banners and mounted figures, while the tones of the landscape remain more subdued.
Historical-artistic note
Known as the “battle of the three emperors,” Austerlitz was the decisive victory of the 1805 campaign against the Third Coalition. Vernet translates the complexity of the clash into a study of the whole scene, in which the elevated position of the imperial group recalls the command role that the title explicitly attributes to Napoleon. The signatures at the bottom document the division of labor between the designer, Duplessi-Bertaux for the aquaforté, and Bosq for the completion of the plate.
Condition Report
Good overall state of preservation. Margins present on all four sides, with light browning and scattered tiny traces, especially along the edges. Slight waviness of the sheet, more evident on the verso, and small marginal creases. Image, title and signatures clearly legible. White verso."
Technical data
Original title Bataille d’Austerlitz commandée par S. M. l’Empereur des Français en personne, le 2 décembre 1805.
Designer Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet, called Carle Vernet (1758–1836).
Engravers Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (1747–1819), aquaforté execution. Jean Bosq, completion of the plate, as indicated by the signature « Terminé par Bosq » at the bottom right.
Publisher Auber.
Place Paris.
Era 1806. The date 2 December 1805, inscribed in the title, refers to the battle.
Technique Copper-engraved etching on copper, executed in aquaforté and refined with engraving, with manual colorization afterwards.
Support Paper.
Dimensions Imprint about 34.5 × 51 cm. Sheet about 39 × 54.5 cm.
Composition Single horizontal plate, with title and signatures engraved at the bottom.
Provenance Work from Campagnes de Napoléon, premier empereur des Français et roi d’Italie.
Place represented Battlefield near Austerlitz, today Slavkov u Brna, in southern Moravia, Czech Republic.
Description
Large panoramic engraving of the battle of Austerlitz, fought on 2 December 1805 between Napoleon I’s Grande Armée and the Austro-Russian forces. In the foreground, groups of infantry, cavalry and officers on horseback lead into the scene. On the right, Napoleon and his retinue observe the field from a rise in the terrain. In the plain, long lines of infantry alternate with cavalry units, while the smoke of artillery interrupts the view of the villages and the elevations on the horizon.
The finesse of the engraved line keeps the formations legible even at the farthest planes. The subsequent manual colorization emphasizes the uniforms, banners and mounted figures, while the tones of the landscape remain more subdued.
Historical-artistic note
Known as the “battle of the three emperors,” Austerlitz was the decisive victory of the 1805 campaign against the Third Coalition. Vernet translates the complexity of the clash into a study of the whole scene, in which the elevated position of the imperial group recalls the command role that the title explicitly attributes to Napoleon. The signatures at the bottom document the division of labor between the designer, Duplessi-Bertaux for the aquaforté, and Bosq for the completion of the plate.
Condition Report
Good overall state of preservation. Margins present on all four sides, with light browning and scattered tiny traces, especially along the edges. Slight waviness of the sheet, more evident on the verso, and small marginal creases. Image, title and signatures clearly legible. White verso."
