| Cuirassier | 16 Mar 2019 6:07 a.m. PST |
French wounded… Rarely seen fragment of the Panorama of the Battle of Rezonville/Mars-la-Tour (16 August 1870), painted by Edouard Detaille and Alphonse de Neuville in 1883. This segment was painted by de Neuville. From left to right: wounded French superior officer on horseback (being conducted by a zouave of the French Imperial Guard); badly wounded artilleryman, on horseback, being conducted by another artilleryman (also wounded) and a badly wounded zouave of the Imperial Guard being helped by another zouave of the French Imperial Guard. Click on the image to enlarge it: link |
 ColCampbell  | 16 Mar 2019 6:51 a.m. PST |
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| torokchar | 16 Mar 2019 7:08 a.m. PST |
Yes, very nice. would love to see the whole work. |
| NCC1717 | 16 Mar 2019 8:31 a.m. PST |
Here is another fragment: link |
| Mollinary | 16 Mar 2019 9:38 a.m. PST |
Most of what is left and on display is in the museum at Gravelotte. |
 StoneMtnMinis | 16 Mar 2019 12:00 p.m. PST |
I am assuming from the above posts that the original painting was damaged or destroyed. If so, when and where? Are there any existing reconstructions or copies of the original work? |
| Cuirassier | 16 Mar 2019 12:44 p.m. PST |
StoneMtnMinis, The huge panorama was divided into sections/fragments and sold after the death of Alphonse de Neuville. The Museum of the War of 1870 and Annexation has some sections on display, but you can find sections/fragments all around the world, including in a hotel in Buenos Aires. |
| Cuirassier | 16 Mar 2019 1:20 p.m. PST |
Another rarely seen part/fragment of the panorama. That grenadier of the French Imperial Guard is pretty banged up. Click on the image to enlarge it: link The 2nd Regiment of Grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard suffered 526 casualties at Rezonville/Mars-la-Tour (including 26 officers). The 3rd Regiment of Grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard lost 42 officers and 430 men at Rezonville/Mars-la-Tour. Colonel Cousin, commander of the 3rd Grenadiers, was killed that day. |
| Grunt1861 | 16 Mar 2019 2:22 p.m. PST |
It's images like these that remind me of what a myopic view I have of the scale and intensity of the Franco Prussian War compared to the American Civil War. Franco Prussian War 19 July 1870 – 28 January 1871 (6 months, 1 week and 2 days) German Empire 44,700 dead 89,732 wounded French Republic 138,871 dead 143,000 wounded American Civil War April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865 (4 years, 3 weeks and 6 days) United States, (Union) 110,000+ killed in action/died of wounds 282,000+ wounded Confederate States 94,000+ killed in action/died of wounds 137,000+ wounded |
| ColCampbell | 16 Mar 2019 2:37 p.m. PST |
And in those six months, there were as many if not more large, pitched battles than in any one year of the ACW. Jim |
| jedburgh | 16 Mar 2019 7:46 p.m. PST |
A couple of years ago the BBC aired an interview with Mel Brooks in his study and I swear one wall was entirely covered by a section of that painting. It was called Mel Brooks Unwrapped and was conducted by Alan Yentob. |
| Cuirassier | 20 Apr 2019 9:11 p.m. PST |
Another fragment of the panorama. These are grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard.
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| Cuirassier | 20 Apr 2019 9:23 p.m. PST |
RIGHT-CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE, COPY AND PASTE THE URL/ADDRESS OF THE IMAGE, THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE IT. |
gets his hands on some fields and fences.
