Caption

Colossal Column of French Ordnance, Colossal Column, Column in Moscow, 1812, print, Colossal column in Moscow, erected from 1, 195 cannons captured from the French in the Russian campaign of 1812. With caption in Dutch and French, in two columns., printmaker: Christian Anthony Lotter, Netherlands, publisher: François Joseph Weygand, The Hague, 1814-09, paper, etching, hand coloring, hand-colored, height 261 mm x width 201 mm, Person, Napoleon I (Emperor of the French), column, pillar, architecture (variant), Russian Campaign, Period, A tall segmented column with repeated cylindrical tiers colored teal and banded with light beige rings rises from a square pedestal, the base area showing small shrubs and a few black birds perched on the pedestal and chain draped between posts, a sculpted double-headed eagle perched atop a flat cap at the column summit, the scene rendered on aged cream paper with faint printed lines and decorative printed text visible near the top and bottom edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B32_194

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.5Mb (10.6Mb) / 13.0in x 16.6in / 3886 x 4988 (300dpi)

Keywords

Colossal Column French Ordnance Column Moscow 1812 print Colossal column erected 1 195 cannons captured French Russian campaign caption Dutch two columns printmaker Christian Anthony Lotter Netherlands publisher François Joseph Weygand Hague 1814-09 paper etching hand coloring hand-colored height 261 mm x width 201 mm Person Napoleon I Emperor column pillar architecture variant Russian Campaign Period tall segmented repeated cylindrical tiers colored teal banded light beige rings rises square pedestal base area showing small shrubs black birds perched pedestal chain draped posts sculpted double-headed eagle perched atop flat cap column summit scene rendered aged cream paper faint printed lines decorative text visible near top bottom edges