Napoleon Bonaparte. A 19th century gilt copper panel, commemorating the victory of Austerlitz 1805

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Napoleon Bonaparte. A 19th century gilt copper panel, commemorating the victory of Austerlitz 2nd December 1805, after the propagandist painting by the painter François Gérard, of oval form cast in relief with a battlefield depiction, Napoloeon on horseback surrounded by wounded soldiers and enemy, 10 x 21cm

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The plaque commemorates the victory of Austerlitz 2nd December 1805, after the propagandist painting by the painter François Gérard which was presented at the salon of 1810 (now held at the Galerie des Batailles, Versailles). The artist immortalizes the moment when General Rapp brings to Napoleon the flags taken from the enemy, and presents to the emperor the General Russian Repnine, just captured (figure with head uncovered on the far left of the plaque). The turbaned soldier represents the Mamluk light cavalry engaged under the orders of Rapp in the battle. The Battle of Austerlitz is also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, and was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars.