Large Military Oil Painting Napoleon Bonaparte Inspecting Royal Marines on Ship Hms Bellerophon July 1815

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1 Large British Historic Military Oil Painting Napoleon Bonaparte Inspecting Royal Marines On Ship HMS Bellerophon July 1815.
Title “Napoleon … more 1 Large British Historic Military Oil Painting Napoleon Bonaparte Inspecting Royal Marines On Ship HMS Bellerophon July 1815.
Title “Napoleon Inspecting Royal Marines On HMS Bellerophon In July 1815 After Major John Searle Hicks”
Subject depicting the former French Emporer Napoleon Bonaparte after he surrendered to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS Bellerophon. He is standing in full front profile confidently in his known pose with his hands behind his back, he has been allowed to inspect the Royal Marines on deck in this fascinating scene. With a ships cannon shown on the left, also with rigging and rope ladders above on either flank, the British red coat Royal Marines are proudly displaying there rifles with bayonets attached and are standing to attention.
In the style of after Major John Searle Hicks.
Signed in the bottom corner area by the British artist Robert Lawson.
Circa late 20th century dated 1996.
Medium oil on canvas
Frame is an impressive size being 88.5 cm wide and 73.5 cm high.
Having beautiful highly detailed perspective.
Set in a gilt distressed frame.
After Napoleon lost the battle at Waterloo and then his abdication followed, it was known that Napoleon wanted to go to the new world America. He was with his by little entourage group, he went to port Rochefort as two French ships where moored their thus making it possible for him to go to America, the issue was that he first had to get past the British ships patrolling in the area. However as the hours ticked by and also with the enemy closing in, Napoleon choose to surrender to himself to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS Bellerophon.
It was on 15 July 1815 that Napoleon went on the British Royal Naval ship HMS Bellerophon, he was surprised to be treated as a VIP guest. Napoleon was given the prized Captain’s after-cabin, he soon entrenched himself inside it. He met Admiral Hotham that day. By repute it was possible that Napoleon met Wellington on the Bellerophon as Wellington was located in France at this time.
Whilst aboard Napoleon wined and dined with his hosts, he asked many questions on how the Royal Navy ship and crew operated, along with wishing to know about specific British customs. It was during the morning time that the Bellerophon’s detachment of Royal Marines were up on deck & they lined up a captain’s guard. Napoleon personally inspected them & famously said "How much might be done with a hundred thousand such soldiers as these." This flattering remark made the Royal Marines present & since overjoyed.
Bellerophon quicky sailed to Torbay which is located along the south coast of England, as soon as it arrived the news was revealed that Napoleon was onboard. Many smaller sized boats quickly came & overwhelmed the ship regularly as the people where desperate just to get a glimpse of the most known man around the globe. It was in Plymouth, on 31 July, that Napoleon received his most distinguished guests Admiral Lord Keith who was the Commander of the Channel Fleet) along with Major General Sir Henry Bunbury who was the Under-Secretary for War, it was he who personally told Napoleon of the decision to exile him & ship him off out the way to St. Helena.
Provenance from a Torbay based private collection & Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home display.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (73.5cm)
Width (88.5 cm)
Length depth thickness of frame (25cm) less