Napoleon at the Tuileries
1838 painting by Horace Vernet
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Napoleon at the Tuileries (French: Napoléon aux Tuileries) is an 1838 history painting by the French artist Horace Vernet.[1][2] It depicts Napoleon, Emperor of France, inspecting a parade of the Imperial Guard in the Place du Carrousel outside the Tuileries Palace in Paris around 1808. He is approached by a wounded veteran holding out a petition. Amongst the officers accompanying the Emperor are Eugène de Beauharnais, Joachim Murat, Michel Ney, Jean-Andoche Junot and Géraud Duroc. The Horses of Saint Mark, looted from Venice but later returned in 1815, can be seen on the right.[3]
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| Artist | Horace Vernet |
| Year | 1838 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 215 cm × 326 cm (85 in × 128 in) |
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The original painting is in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg having been acquired from the artist by Nicholas I.[4] A copy is in the Wallace Collection in London.[5]
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