A Cavalryman depicts a French dragoon of either the First or Second French Empires.[1] Dragoons were mounted infantry capable of riding into on an engagement on horses before dismounting to engage enemy forces on foot; this important role, coupled with the cost of horses, resulted in dragoons being known as elite-but-expensive troops.[2] Some sources identify the painting subject as a trumpeter.[1]
Dragoons became a subject of various works of military art, including the works of the painter Ernest Meissonier, whose style De Neuville directly emulated in the current painting.[3] The canvas itself was produced after the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War resulted in an upsurge of interest in the military in the French Third Republic. As noted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, De Neuville "capitalized on the intense patriotism and dreams of military glory that the French defeat aroused" with his work.[3]
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^ abJay, Robert (January 1984). "Alphonse de Neuville's "The Spy" and the Legacy of the Franco-Prussian War". Metropolitan Museum Journal. 19/20: 151–162. doi:10.2307/1512817. ISSN 0077-8958. JSTOR 1512817. S2CID 193058659.
cavalryman, canvas, painting, french, artist, alphonse, marie, adolphe, neuville, from, 1884, depicts, french, cavalryman, yellow, field, work, collection, metropolitan, museum, york, artistalphonse, neuvilleyear1884mediumoil, canvasdimensions46, locationmetro. A Cavalryman is an oil on canvas painting by French artist Alphonse Marie Adolphe de Neuville from 1884 It depicts a French cavalryman on a yellow field The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York A CavalrymanArtistAlphonse de NeuvilleYear1884MediumOil on canvasDimensions46 cm 38 1 cm 18 in 15 0 in LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art New YorkDescription editA Cavalryman depicts a French dragoon of either the First or Second French Empires 1 Dragoons were mounted infantry capable of riding into on an engagement on horses before dismounting to engage enemy forces on foot this important role coupled with the cost of horses resulted in dragoons being known as elite but expensive troops 2 Some sources identify the painting subject as a trumpeter 1 Dragoons became a subject of various works of military art including the works of the painter Ernest Meissonier whose style De Neuville directly emulated in the current painting 3 The canvas itself was produced after the French defeat in the Franco Prussian War resulted in an upsurge of interest in the military in the French Third Republic As noted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art De Neuville capitalized on the intense patriotism and dreams of military glory that the French defeat aroused with his work 3 References edit a b Jay Robert January 1984 Alphonse de Neuville s The Spy and the Legacy of the Franco Prussian War Metropolitan Museum Journal 19 20 151 162 doi 10 2307 1512817 ISSN 0077 8958 JSTOR 1512817 S2CID 193058659 me Napoleon s Cavalry Cuirassiers Dragoons Lancers Chasseurs Hussars www napolun com Retrieved 2018 10 14 a b A Cavalryman www metmuseum org Retrieved 2018 10 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Cavalryman amp oldid 1177251584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
