A dashing bronze statue of the Napoleonic Commander Marshal Ney, created by the sculptor François Rude in 1853. Located at Port Royal in Paris, France
Marshal Ney, Duc d’Elchingen, Prince de la Moskowa: French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. At the decisive Battle of Waterloo on June 15th 1815, it was Ney who was appointed to lead the French forces attacking the British army, commanded by The Duke of Wellington. However Ney’s cavalry failed to break the formations of British infantry who were arranged in defensive squares. Ney earned much criticism for this debacle and some argue that it led to Napoleon’s defeat. For all that, no one could impugn his personal courage, during the battle he had five horses killed under him. François Rude, French sculptor, 1784-1855, created this heroic bronze portrait of Marshal Ney in 1853.
Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Avenue de l’Observatoire, Port Royal, 6thArrondissement, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe.
Photo credit: © Andrew Wood / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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