{"product_id":"bellanges-soldiers-of-the-french-republic-and-the-empire","title":"Bellangé's Soldiers of the French Republic and the Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Soldiers of the French Republic and the Empire', with full-page reproductions of 50 good hand-coloured wood-engraved plates by Joseph Louis Hippolyte Bellangé (17 January 1800 - 10 April 1866). Bellangé was an important French battle painter and printmaker. His art was influenced by the wars of Napoleon Bonaparte and, while a youth, he produced several military drawings in lithography. Afterwards he pursued his systematic studies and with the exception of some portraits, devoted himself exclusively to military and battle pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 50 plates in this handsomely printed book show the soldiers of Napoleon and include portraits of Bonaparte, Eugen Beauharnais, Joachim Murat and Joseph Poniatowski. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plates are left unprinted on one side to give full justice, with no show-through, to the fine uniform plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383416148178,"sku":"9781783318414","price":34.81,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_798473ed-d861-41c5-9439-12991827cf1b.jpg?v=1762793272","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/bellanges-soldiers-of-the-french-republic-and-the-empire","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}