Camp de Chalons: infantry sappers preparing their quarters for the celebration of the Emperor, August 15, 1866

Alexandre Eugène Bellangé (Painter)1866

Musée de l'Armée - Hôtel des Invalides
Paris, France

Campsite of white canvas tents with tricolor flags, decorated with leafy garlands. Infantry sappers wearing shirts with the sleeves rolled up decorate and clean the camp and arrange their uniforms. To the right of the foreground, we can see a little girl playing with a hoop.

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Title: Camp de Chalons: infantry sappers preparing their quarters for the celebration of the Emperor, August 15, 1866
Creator: Alexandre Eugène Bellangé (Painter)
Date Created: 1866
Location Created: Paris (France)
Physical Dimensions: without frame: 1,430 (w) x 1,010 (h) m / with frame: 1,622 (w) x 1,203 (h) m
Provenance: acquisition date: July 31, 1913 (donation); previous collection: Veuve Henri Blanc
Subject Keywords: Military camp, The Second French Empire
Type: Tableau
Medium: Peinture à l'huile
Inventory: 4999
Historic Period : Second French Empire (1852-1870)

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