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Napoleon / Moscow Retreat
The French retreat from Moscow Date: 1812
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1812 Campaign Moscow Napoleon Napoleonic Retreat Wars
21"x14" (+3" Border) Fine Art Print
Experience the historic grandeur of Napoleon's Russian campaign with our exquisite Fine Art Prints from Media Storehouse, featuring the iconic image "Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow" by Rights Managed from Mary Evans Prints Online. This masterpiece captures the poignant moment during the French retreat from Moscow in 1812, as Napoleon's army faces the harsh Russian winter. Each print is meticulously reproduced from the original source, ensuring the highest quality and authenticity. Bring history to life in your home or office with these stunning, museum-quality Fine Art Prints.
21x14 image printed on 27x20 Fine Art Rag Paper with 3" (76mm) white border. Our Fine Art Prints are printed on 300gsm 100% acid free, PH neutral paper with archival properties. This printing method is used by museums and art collections to exhibit photographs and art reproductions.
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 53.3cm x 27.1cm (21" x 10.7")
Estimated Product Size is 68.6cm x 50.8cm (27" x 20")
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Artwork printed orientated as per the preview above, with landscape (horizontal) orientation to match the source image.
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This evocative print captures the poignant and chaotic scene of the French Army's retreat from Moscow during Napoleon Bonaparte's disastrous 1812 campaign. The Russian winter, with its relentless snow and extreme cold, had taken a heavy toll on the once invincible French forces. As they retreated from the burning city of Moscow, which they had sacked in August, the soldiers were met with a harsh and unforgiving landscape. The print shows a disorganized and demoralized French army, with soldiers abandoning their weapons and supplies in their desperate attempt to survive the harsh winter. Horses, both French and Russian, are shown in various states of exhaustion and starvation, their skeletal frames barely able to carry their riders. The once grand and proud banners of the French army are now tattered and torn, flapping in the wind as the soldiers trudge forward. In the background, smoke rises from the ruins of Moscow, a constant reminder of the devastation and destruction that had taken place just a few weeks prior. The print also depicts the chaos and confusion of the retreat, with soldiers and civilians intermingling, and the sounds of gunfire and screams echoing through the snowy landscape. The French retreat from Moscow was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars, and marked the beginning of the end for Napoleon's empire. The harsh Russian winter, combined with the relentless pursuit of the Russian army under the command of Mikhail Kutuzov, proved to be too much for the French forces to overcome. The retreat, which lasted from September to December 1812, resulted in the loss of over 300,000 French soldiers and civilians, and marked the end of Napoleon's dream of conquering Russia. This print is a powerful reminder of the human cost of war, and the harsh realities of the Napoleonic Wars. It is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and the enduring power of art to capture the essence of history.
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