Napoleonic French Military Uniforms 1798-1814: As Depicted by Horace and Carle Vernet and Eugène Lami (From Reason to Revolution)
Helion and Company (November 15, 2021)
Paperback: 144 pages
ISBN-13: 9781914059872
Three talented French artists, Carle Vernet, Horace Vernet (son of Carle) and Eugène Lami, capitalised on the wave of nostalgia for the First Empire brought on by the death of Napoleon in 1821 by producing a series of prints of French military uniforms of the French revolutionary and imperial armies. These colourful lithographs, each accompanied by a text by an unidentified author describing the unit depicted, were published in book form in 1822 as Collection des Uniformes des Armées Françaises de 1791 à 1814 (Paris: Gide fils, 1822).
The broad range of uniforms depicted includes many from infrequently-illustrated foreign and auxiliary units in the French army. The images also include unusual back and side views of uniforms. The images in this book are contemporary watercolor copies of the prints and are reproduced with permission from the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, where they currently reside.
I second the recommendation of Napoleon's Mercenaries. It is an excellent work, solidly researched and written. It should be owned by everyone who has an interest in the Grande Armee
His best book, and usually ignored : Napoleon's Mercenaries, people should take this for reference regarding uniforms about for example the Tirailleurs du Po than Knötel or Rigo.
It will go very well with the two uniform studies already published by Guy Dempsey.
Sounds like a must have
Definitely on the 'to buy' list...😊
in case it is from Guy Dempsey, then it is a must for me.