AFTER JEAN DUPLESSIS-BERTAUX, (1747-1819)
The Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz
etching with hand-colouring in brown ink wash and white gouache
26.7 x 46cm
The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. In what is widely regarded as the greatest victory achieved by Napoleon, the Grande Armée of France defeated a larger Russian and Austrian army led by Emperor Alexander I and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II.
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The Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz
etching with hand-colouring in brown ink wash and white gouache
26.7 x 46cm
The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. In what is widely regarded as the greatest victory achieved by Napoleon, the Grande Armée of France defeated a larger Russian and Austrian army led by Emperor Alexander I and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II.