Mid 20th Century Eugène Péchaubès Hand Painted Set of 5 French Military, Mounted Grenadiers Framed Original Prints, Signed

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1.5" x 11" x 9" each. Set of 5 framed, handpainted drawings of Royal Grenadier horse and rider by French … more 1.5" x 11" x 9" each. Set of 5 framed, handpainted drawings of Royal Grenadier horse and rider by French artist, Eugène Péchaubès. All original, in original wood frames with burnt orange linen matting. Each signed and with brief description of regiment.

From the wiki: "The Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard (Grenadiers à Cheval de La Garde Impériale) was a heavy cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial Guard during the French Consulate and First French Empire respectively. They were the senior Old Guard cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard and from 1806 were brigaded together with the Dragoons of the Imperial Guard. A part of the Republican Consular Guard, the Grenadiers became the senior "Old Guard" heavy cavalry regiment when the Imperial Guard was founded, in 1804. Their maximum official complement was just over 1100 officers and troopers, commanded by a general of division or a seasoned general of brigade, with some of the most famous cavalrymen of the time as commander.

Rarely committed to battle during the Napoleonic Wars, they were usually kept in reserve, alongside the Emperor, during the most significant battles. When sent into action, such as during the battles of Marengo, Austerlitz, Eylau, Hanau or Waterloo, as well as during a number of actions of 1814, results were usually impressive. The regiment was disbanded in 1815, after Napoleon's downfall and the second restoration of the Bourbons." less