[The burning of Moscow, September 14, 1812; the retreat of Napoleon] – Vintage Print
![[The burning of Moscow, September 14, 1812; the retreat of Napoleon], c1894. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/89/895838cc53f1-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: [The burning of Moscow, September 14, 1812; the retreat of Napoleon], preserved in this historic print. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[The burning of Moscow, September 14, 1812; the retreat of Napoleon]
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Fire consumed much of Moscow beginning on September 14, 1812, the day Napoleon's army entered the city, and this reproduction of a sepia drawing depicts that scene. Russian authorities had largely emptied the city, and the blaze spread through its wooden buildings over several days, leaving the invaders without shelter or supplies. Their long retreat westward through the bitter autumn and winter of 1812 became one of the great disasters of the Napoleonic wars. The record dates this reproduction to about 1894, some eight decades after the events, so it reflects a later artist's interpretation.
| Created / published | c1894. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 item. |
| Notes | Reproduction of sepia drawing copyrighted by American Fine Art Company. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Russia; P.I.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,120 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-127431 |
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