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Poniatowskis Last Charge at Leipzig
Presented by Charles Pratt 1940
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Napoleonic Wars, 1796-1815
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Poniatowski, Jósef, Marshal
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painting oil paint wood
Poniatowski’s Last Charge at Leipzig
support: 356 × 251 mm
Presented by Charles Pratt 1940
<p><b>N05205</b> PONIATOWSKI'S LAST CHARGE AT LEIPZIG 1912</p>
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<p>Inscr. ‘R. Caton Woodville 1912’ b.l.
<br/>Oil on panel, 14×9 7/8 (35·5×25).
<br/>Presented by Charles Pratt 1940.
<br/><i>Coll:</i>
Henry Graves &amp; Co.; acquired by Charles Pratt <i>c</i>. 1917.</p>
<p>A label in the artist's handwriting on the back of the picture reads: ‘Marshal Jozeph Anton, Prince Poniatowsky's last charge at the Battle of Leipzig, Oct. 18th 1813, (Within an hour afterwards he was drowned whilst crossing the river Elster, trying to turn the pursuit of the Allies.) R. Caton Woodville.’ (See <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/woodville-napoleon-crossing-the-bridge-to-lobau-island-n05202" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>N05202</span></a> and <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/woodville-marshal-ney-at-eylau-n05204" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>N05204</span></a>.)</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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2004-07-20T00:00:00
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actions: expressive animals: mammals army attacking battle courage emotions and human qualities emotions, concepts and ideas groups history horse military military named individuals Napoleonic Wars, 1796-1815 objects people Poniatowski, Jósef, Marshal riding society soldier sword transport: land weapon, firing / explosion weapons work and occupations