1892 War/Military Print

Plan to have this rematted. It has a copyright for Photographische Gesellschaft. What war would this have been from?

 

The hat looks like Napolean.

 

Thanks Bakersgma

 

On a day when he wasn't using a hand in front due to pants on the ground....

 

That's Napoleon of Napleonic wars fame, the third of that name was probably never on a battlefield, the uniforms are wrong, and no-one as far as I know ever celebrated the F-P war in any way.

 

Hi,
I concur.
greg

 

Incident of the French Camp
Robert Browning

YOU know, we French storm’d Ratisbon:
A mile or so away
On a little mound, Napoleon
Stood on our storming-day;
With neck out-thrust, you fancy how,
Legs wide, arms lock’d behind,
As if to balance the prone brow
Oppressive with its mind.

http://www.bartleby.com/246/641.html

Given that he's looking out over the sea, I'd guess this is a later incident - more Elba-esque.

No doubt he's quietly humming
♫ Somewhere, beyond the sea… ♪

 

Thanks, I will look all this up. Will at least get it rematted. Maybe even talk to an auction house.

 

Body build, stance, everything so resembles Napoleon from what we've seen and read!!!! Most definitely worth checking out!!!!

 

Napoleon in Egypt? The coastline is very hard to determine.