Napoleonic Wars

Honoré Vial (22 February 1766 – 18 October 1813) was a French military leader, diplomat, and administrator who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Step into...

This impressive piece exemplifies the height of the "Greek Revival" style that swept through English decorative arts following the Napoleonic wars. Transfer-printed in a rich, dark ...

Initially, they produced campaign furniture, that is, furniture which could be easily knocked down and packed fairly flat, for the use of officers in military service. The Napoleoni...

Produced during the Napoleonic Wars era, these figures were often used in taverns for pouring ale.

The Treaty of Jassy (1792) confirmed Russian dominance over the northern coast and parts of the Caucasus. * Decline of the Ottoman Empire: Internal challenges and nationalist uprisin...

Berlin Iron Long Chain c.1810 The origins of Berlin iron jewelry might date back as far as 1806, but it wasn’t until the final years of the Napoleonic Wars that it truly found its h...

This powerful 19th-century engraving by Carle Vernet depicts one of the most decisive episodes of the Napoleonic Wars: the Battle of Jena (1806), where Napoleon’s army crushed the Pr...

Title: Napoleon Honors the Wounded Soldier, Antique French Engraving, circa 1840 Description: This 19th-century French engraving depicts Napoleon Bonaparte publicly honoring a wound...

Further travels to Dresden, Munich, and Vienna brought him into contact with the influential Füger School and the painter Josef Abel. Following the Napoleonic Wars, he returned to Ka...

Title: Napoleon and Francis II after Austerlitz, Antique French Engraving, circa 1840 Description: This 19th-century French engraving depicts the historic meeting between Napoleon B...

Title: Napoleon Receives the Keys of Vienna, Antique French Engraving, circa 1840 Description: This 19th-century French engraving depicts Napoleon Bonaparte receiving the keys of th...

They represent an intriguing subset of trench art, a phenomenon that first emerged during the Napoleonic Wars. Trench art flourished during the Great War, perhaps due to the evolutio...

He drew inspiration from the century's major conflicts—the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Franco-Prussian War, and the Siege of Paris—and described the daily lives of citizens...

The fashion for Rococo, and particularly the Louis XV style, enjoyed renewed popularity in England during the Napoleonic Wars. This revival was, in part, a reaction against the more ...

Military Service: He served as a volunteer officer in the Napoleonic Wars. After the wars, he returned to his artistic pursuits.

The Biedermeier period (1815–1848), emerging in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, represented a cultural shift toward intimacy, domestic comfort, and the elevation of natural mat...

His canvases vividly captured the valor and verve of the Napoleonic wars, the Franco-Prussian War and the First World War among others, resonating with the patriotic fervor of his co...

Ralph Congreve was the cousin of Lt Gen Sir William Congreve, whose 'Congreve Rocket' was used as a weapon in the Napoleonic Wars. The salver boasts an impressive, high-relief flor...

Marryat, a novelist, caricaturist and captain in the Royal Navy, first went to sea in 1806, and served throughout the Napoleonic Wars. After Napoleon’s defeat, having had a brilliant...

Platov was appointed Ataman of the Don Cossacks in 1801 and became one of the most effective commanders in the Napoleonic Wars. He gained widespread recognition for his use of mobile...

Living through the Napoleonic era, he developed a fascination with cavalry subjects and foreign military figures, including the legendary Cossacks who became well known in Western Eu...

Rare Napoleonic POW dominos casket We are proud to offer a rare example of a late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of dominos, in an exquisite casket sh...

Issued in 1843, the print belongs to the celebrated 19th-century tradition of French Napoleonic military costume and genre imagery, documenting not only active regiments but also the...

The company began to flourish at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, as the effects of the Napoleonic Wars abated, and its reputation was consolidated by the official approval f...

The presence of the Garter star on a Continental nobleman in the early 19th century—the era of the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna—marks the subject as an individual of im...

Set on Quality Street in a little English country town during the Napoleonic wars this is the delightfully amusing story of Miss Phoebe Throssel and her alter ego Miss Livvy Phoebe's...

The print was issued during a period of heightened British interest in Russia, following the Napoleonic Wars and the pivotal 1812 French invasion of Russia, in which Smolensk played ...

Batty, a well-known military officer and artist, and engraved by Edward Finden, this print reflects the English fascination with continental cityscapes following the Napoleonic Wars....

What makes this print particularly interesting is its depiction of a serene, idyllic lifestyle during the Regency era, a time of cultural refinement in Britain, contrasted with the h...

The pieces are designed around the world of Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars, bringing the history and drama of the early 19th century to life.

The plates in this work show the different costumes of the various provinces of Spain during the time of the Napoleonic war. A complete copy with all 112 engravings which were publis...

Another, slightly larger, set belonged to Nelson’s sister, Catherine ‘Kitty’ Matcham, and this featured in Sotheby’s sale of ‘Nelson and the Napoleonic Wars, including The Matcham Co...

Marryat, a novelist, caricaturist and captain in the Royal Navy, first went to sea in 1806, and served throughout the Napoleonic Wars. After Napoleon’s defeat, having had a brillian...

Marryat, a novelist, caricaturist and captain in the Royal Navy, first went to sea in 1806, and served throughout the Napoleonic Wars. After Napoleon’s defeat, having had a brilliant...

His reign encompassed many defining historical events, including the American Revolutionary War, the expansion of the British Empire, and the Napoleonic Wars.

Napoleon I Polish Legion Infantry, Legion Polonaise Uniform Print 1843 This original 19th-century hand-colored military print depicts soldiers of the Polish Legion (Légion polonaise...

. ________________________________________ Historical Context: The "Pastryless" Pie The rise of the ceramic game tureen is one of the most interesting intersections of culinary hist...

Historically, the scene represents the night of 5–6 July 1809, following the Battle of Wagram, one of the most decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The engraving was produced...

The Electorate of Hesse was restored at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, though by that time there was no longer an emperor to elect.

Marryat, a novelist, caricaturist and captain in the Royal Navy, first went to sea in 1806, and served throughout the Napoleonic Wars. After Napoleon’s defeat, having had a brillian...

Marryat, a novelist, caricaturist and captain in the Royal Navy, first went to sea in 1806, and served throughout the Napoleonic Wars. After Napoleon’s defeat, having had a brilliant...

Marryat, a novelist, caricaturist and captain in the Royal Navy, first went to sea in 1806, and served throughout the Napoleonic Wars. After Napoleon’s defeat, having had a brilliant...

This map offers valuable insight into the territorial complexity of southeastern Europe before the Napoleonic Wars and long before the unification of many of its modern nations.

Dimensions in cm: Height 78 cm x Width 109 cm x Depth 49 cm Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 3 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 7 inches Biedermeier period refer...

He then exhibited intermittently until 1834.[6] His best work was executed in the years 1790–1810, during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, at which time the demand for n...

During and after the Napoleonic wars German citizens where encouraged to donate precious metals of gold and silver to the state to help fund the coast and debts caused by the war eff...

Great Britain, struggling with economic distress after the strain of the Napoleonic Wars, was thrown into a period of intense social unrest.

The company began to flourish at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, as the effects of the Napoleonic Wars abated, and its reputation was consolidated by the official approval f...

Napoleon’s Battlefields: Views of Les Quatre Bras and La Belle Alliance, 1815 Description: This historically significant engraving, published in 1816 as part of The Campaign of W...

  While the first transferware patterns incorporated Chinese designs and motifs, eventually Victorian romantic sensibilities created a market for floral and pastoral patterns t...

The company began to flourish at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, as the effects of the Napoleonic Wars abated, and its reputation was consolidated by the official approval f...

The Biedermeier era (1815-48) was a period of tranquility following the devastation of the Napoleonic Wars and a fertile time for the design and production of household furniture and...

This print is particularly appealing to collectors of Napoleonic and Revolutionary War material, military costume historians, and interior designers seeking authentic early French mi...

It was replaced after the Napoleonic Wars with the Prussian Province of Brandenburg in 1815.

The company began to flourish at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, as the effects of the Napoleonic Wars abated, and its reputation was consolidated by the official approval f...

He expanded France’s influence through decisive military campaigns, reshaping Europe during the Napoleonic Wars. Beyond the battlefield, his legacy includes the Napoleonic Code, whic...

Dimensions in cm: Height 91.5 cm x Width 60 cm x Depth 61 cm Height 46 cm  - Seat height Dimensions in inches: Height 3 foot x Width 2 feet x Depth 2 foot Height 1 foot, 6 inches - ...

This print is well suited to collectors of Napoleonic and Revolutionary War material, students of military costume, and interior designers seeking authentic French military imagery w...

The young artist, Van den Eycken, grew up at a time when his hometown was emerging from the economic and political aftermath of decades of upheaval, first from the Napoleonic wars an...

He was mentioned in dispatches during the campaigns fought in 1801 and 1802. During the Napoleonic wars, Maitland was particularly distinguished by his role in the Battle of Muros b...