General Louis-Marie Turreau at the Affair of Gravière by Louis Hersent. An equestrian portrait of a French general in a black uniform with a red sash, mounted on a dark horse and wielding a sword before a battlefield landscape.

General Louis-Marie Turreau at the Affair of Gravière

Louis Hersent

1900 · Oil Paint, Canvas

A powerful Napoleonic-era equestrian portrait of General Louis-Marie Turreau during the 1800 Affair of Gravière.

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A bold work with active energy with crisp neutral depth — brings a composed sense of weight.

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Living Room · Library · Study
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Strongest where a vertical wall can take more presence
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Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
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Charcoal black, Rich brown, Soft sage

About the piece

This dramatic oil painting by Louis Hersent depicts General Louis-Marie Turreau mounted on a dark charger during the Affair of Gravière in 1800. Dressed in the striking black and red uniform of the French Republic, Turreau is captured in a moment of command, with the hazy atmosphere of battle and marching infantry lines visible in the rolling hills behind him.

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