Antique French War Oil Painting Napoleon With His Army Generals Horse & Carriage by Raymond Desvarreux, 1906 Sculpture circa 1930

circa 1930

The first three 'dummy' drawers form a fall front enclosing a fitted desk with a pair of drawers and two shelves

Vinea 1873"

Sheffield & retailed by Asprey London

Antique French War Oil Painting Napoleon With His Army Generals Horse & Carriage by Raymond Desvarreux, 1906 Sculpture circa 1930A fine and important French oil painting of Napoleon & his army, by the French American artist Raymond Desvarreux (1876 1963), the painting signed & dated 1906. The painting depicts Napoleon seated in his carriage examining battle plans (likely Waterloo), the carriage pulled by four horses on a cobbled road through woodland & flanked by his generals, with his army bringing up the rear. The painting is signed lower right "R. Desvarreux" & dated "1906",