Napoleon at the Tuileries

For the painting by Jacques-Louis David, see The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries.

Napoleon at the Tuileries
Artist	Horace Vernet
Year	1838
Type	Oil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions	215 cm × 326 cm (85 in × 128 in)
Location	Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

Napoleon at the Tuileries (French: Napoléon aux Tuileries) is an 1838 history painting by the French artist Horace Vernet.[1] [2] It depicts Napoleon, Emperor of France, inspecting a parade of the Imperial Guard in the Place du Carrousel outside the Tuileries Palace in Paris around 1808. He is approached by a wounded veteran holding out a petition. Amongst the officers accompanying the Emperor are Eugène de Beauharnais, Joachim Murat, Michel Ney, Jean-Andoche Junot and Géraud Duroc. The Horses of Saint Mark, looted from Venice but later returned in 1815, can be seen on the right.[3]

The original painting is in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg having been acquired from the artist by Nicholas I.[4] A copy is in the Wallace Collection in London.[5]

References

1. Kostenovich p.420
2. Neverov & Piotrovskiĭ p.71
3. https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=65506&viewType=detailView
4. https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/01.+paintings/36936
5. https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=65506&viewType=detailView

Bibliography

• Duffy, Stephen. The Wallace Collection. Scala, 2005.
• Kostenovich, Albert. French Art Treasures at the Hermitage. Harry N. Abrams, 1999.
• Neverov, Oleg & Piotrovskiĭ, Mikhail Borisovich. The Hermitage: Essays on the History of the Collection. Slavia Art Books, 1997.