Grenadier of Napoleon's Great Army
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Basic information
- ID
- С-I-599
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Grenadier of Napoleon's Great Army
- Date of creation
- early 19th c.
- Country
- France (?)
- Technique
- moulding
- Material
- bronze marble
- Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
- 24 x 17 x 9.5
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture
- Genre
- battle painting
- Provenance
- Collection of Boleslaw Orzechowicz
Information about author
Object description
A full-length image of a grenadier of the Napoleonic army, presented in full ammunition. With his left hand, the soldier rests the bottom part of a fusil (flintlock musket) on the ground. His right arm is bent at the elbow and placed against his thigh. He is wearing a high fur hat with a small spherical grenade on the top (a sign of a grenadier). The warrior is wearing a cloak with epaulettes, a vest underneath, and a satchel behind his back, fastened with crossed ribbons on his chest. On the left side, a sabre in a sheath hangs from behind his back, and a grenade holster hangs next to it. His gaiters are protected by greaves. He has a thick moustache on his stern face, and his hair is braided. At the grenadier's feet are a cannonball and a military cap, obviously trophies of the enemy army.
Inscriptions
On the side edge of the marble base there is an inscription in white paint: "№ С-І–599/ Л.ОКГ". On the bottom of the base there is an inscription in yellow: "0/996-b".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
