Journée du Champ de mai année 1815, Napoleon I Bonaparte and entourage on Champ de Mai in 1815, print, printmaker: Abraham Girardet, after design by Louis Lafitte, in or after 1815 - 1823, paper, etching, engraving, height 228 mm x width 318 mm, Person, Napoleon I (Emperor of the French), emperor, meeting, assembly - AA - in the open air, Paris, Period, 1815, A wide engraved scene shows a large outdoor gathering with rows of uniformed soldiers standing in formation across a wide field, a central raised platform with figures atop it, and groups of people in period dress gathered in the foreground observing the scene. To the right a decorated viewing stand with many people inside stands above the field, and behind it a domed building with architectural details and surrounding low buildings are visible. The foreground crowd includes men and women in long coats and dresses, some seated, some standing and conversing, and a few mounted riders are visible along a pathway between the formation...
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Journée du Champ de mai année 1815, Napoleon I Bonaparte and entourage on Champ de Mai in 1815, print, printmaker: Abraham Girardet, after design by Louis Lafitte, in or after 1815 - 1823, paper, etching, engraving, height 228 mm x width 318 mm, Person, Napoleon I (Emperor of the French), emperor, meeting, assembly - AA - in the open air, Paris, Period, 1815, A wide engraved scene shows a large outdoor gathering with rows of uniformed soldiers standing in formation across a wide field, a central raised platform with figures atop it, and groups of people in period dress gathered in the foreground observing the scene. To the right a decorated viewing stand with many people inside stands above the field, and behind it a domed building with architectural details and surrounding low buildings are visible. The foreground crowd includes men and women in long coats and dresses, some seated, some standing and conversing, and a few mounted riders are visible along a pathway between the formations. Trees and distant buildings form the backdrop under a sky with broadly shaded clouds.

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Journée du Champ de mai année 1815 Napoleon I Bonaparte entourage Champ de Mai 1815 print printmaker Abraham Girardet design Louis Lafitte 1815 - 1823 paper etching engraving height 228 mm x width 318 mm Person Napoleon I Emperor French emperor meeting assembly - AA - open air Paris Period wide engraved scene large outdoor gathering rows uniformed soldiers standing formation across wide field central raised platform figures atop groups people period dress gathered foreground observing right decorated viewing stand people inside stands field domed building architectural details surrounding low buildings visible foreground crowd includes men women long coats dresses seated standing conversing mounted riders pathway formations Trees distant buildings form backdrop under sky broadly shaded clouds

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