Blücher takes possession of Napoleon's medals and hat after,
Sujet

Blücher takes possession of Napoleon's medals and hat after,

Légende

Blücher takes possession of Napoleon's medals and hat after the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815, (1936). 'Blücher Empfängt Orden Und Hut Napoleons Nach Der Schlacht Bei Waterloo, 18 Juni 1815'. Prussian field marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819) at Genappe (in Belgium) after Prussian and British forces definitively defeated French emperor Napoleon's army. He holds Napoleon's hat, medals and sword, taken as war trophies. His leg is bandaged after he was trapped under his dead horse for several hours during a previous battle. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

Date

1936

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F23_350

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61,5Mo (1,9Mo) / 42,6cm x 36,2cm / 5036 x 4271 (300dpi)

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