Title

Portrait of Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia, French soldier, 1840

Caption

Portrait of Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia, French soldier, 1840. Nicolas Soult (1769-1851) joined the French army before the Revolutionary Wars and fought with distinction through a series of campaigns. He was promoted Marshal by Napoleon in 1804 and took part in the Battles of Ulm, Austerlitz and Jena. Soult was a prominent commander in the Peninsular War between 1808 and 1812 and at the Battle of Toulouse. From 1814 his political allegiance followed the winds, serving Louis XVIII, Napoleon again (during the Hundred Days), Louis again (after a short exile), Louis Philippe and then the Republic. At the time of this portrait in 1840 he was Prime Minister of France. From the collection of Apsley House, London.

Date

1840

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B05_471

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,0Mb (2,2Mb) / 12,2in x 15,0in / 3651 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

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