Born in : Paris - 1848 / Dead in : Paris, 1912 Membre de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts : France
Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille was a French Academic painter and military artist noted for his precision and realistic detail. He was a student of the great Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier.
Biography
He served in the French Army in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and became the official painter of the battles. He is famous for having depicted portraits of soldiers, military manoeuvres, military uniforms and general military life. His book, L'Armée Française, containing hundreds of his illustrations and prints, remains definitive in this realm.
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