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[Napoleon on horseback at the Battle of Lutzen, Germany, May 2, 1813] – Historic Reproduction

[Napoleon on horseback at the Battle of Lutzen, Germany, May 2, 1813], [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving
[Napoleon on horseback at the Battle of Lutzen, Germany, May 2, 1813], [no date recorded on caption card]. Antique engraving from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of [Napoleon on horseback at the Battle of Lutzen, Germany, May 2, 1813]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Napoleon appears on horseback in this engraving of the Battle of Lützen, fought near the town in Saxony on May 2, 1813, the date given in the title. The battle was one of the first large engagements of the campaign that followed the French retreat from Russia, and Napoleon's army, many of its soldiers newly conscripted, pushed back the combined Russian and Prussian forces. The print was engraved by Ales after a drawing by the French artist Auguste Raffet, and it reflects the period's habit of showing the emperor as a commanding figure above the fighting. The caption card gives no date, so the title is the only source for the battle date.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 print : engraving.
NotesEngraving by Ales after drawing by Raffet. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,387 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-159343

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