Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow

Why it's great

Napoleon walks through the snow with his frozen, starving army in the winter of 1812, after taking Moscow but being unable to win the war. Adolph Northen painted the great army's retreat in 1851.

🏛️ Part of history

Napoleon & the Napoleonic Wars (1799–1815) — Napoleon walks through the snow with his frozen, starving army in the winter of 1812, after taking Moscow but being unable to win the war.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

⬇ Hi-res download 1,000 × 762 px · 0.8 megapixels This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one. File page & license ↗

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About the artist

Adolph Northen

1828–1876 · born in Hann. Münden · died in Düsseldorf

Adolph Northen was a German painter born in Hann. Münden in 1828. He studied in Düsseldorf and became known for dramatic paintings of Napoleon's campaigns in Russia and of Prussian history. He died in Düsseldorf in 1876.