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247 - Antoine Alphonse MONTFORT (Paris 1802 - 1884) "Combat in fro…
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Antoine Alphonse MONTFORT (Paris 1802 - 1884) "Combat in front of the Château d'Augerville, 1814 Original canvas and stretcher Height: 37.5 cm Width: 45.5 cm Signed lower right 'Montfort'. On the back of the canvas an old label 'Augerville - 1814 / combat in front of the castle / of Augerville between the gendarmes / of the the guard and the Cossacks / defence of the castle / by Edouard Prevost (de Creny) / owner at that time'. Small tear bottom left Historical background: Our painting illustrates a heroic episode in the French Campaign. In 1814, as the coalition troops invaded the Gâtinais, the chatelain of Augerville, Joseph Prévost, organised the local resistance. Montfort's painting depicts the brutal clash between the Cossacks, light cavalry with spears, and the elite gendarmes of the Imperial Guard, recognisable by their high bear hats. In the foreground, the charge pushes the invaders back towards the moat of the castle, whose silhouette emerges from the smoke of the battle. Antoine Alphonse MONTFORT is implementing the precepts of his master, Horace VERNET (1789-1863), particularly in the execution of the intensity of the confrontation. Just as close to Théodore GÉRICAULT (1791-1824), the artists shared a common love of the horse, allowing the transcription of a spirited movement, profoundly Romantic.
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About the sale The Empire at Fontainebleau - Second day
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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 10:30 AM
Lot description modified on 06/10/2026 at 9:30 AM
Pictures credits:
Michel Bury and Henri du Cray
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