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The Moscow Retreat as a Napoleonic Study in Portraiture
The article debates the painting titled The Retreat from Moscow, arguing about its subject and misnamed title. It discusses Napoleonic wars imagery, portrays Napoleon and marshals, and explains why the scene likely captures a moment early in the retrograde march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardie
Burns
Edinburgh
Gloucester
Moscow
London
J. W. Mollett
Officier de V Instruction Public
France
Jron
Napoleon
Islans
Ney
Russia