Imperial Guard Collection

Officer of the Hussars, 1814 (oil on canvas)
XIR26088 Officer of the Hussars, 1814 (oil on canvas) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 349x266 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info)

The Fifer, 1866 (oil on canvas)
XIR36755 The Fifer, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 161x97 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Junker of the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron, 1829. Artist: Belousov, Lev Alexandrovich (1806-1864)
Junker of the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron, 1829. Private Collection

The soldiers of the Old Guard trained their dogs to salute the Emperor, who returned their salutes, 1805 (colour litho)
3100890 The soldiers of the Old Guard trained their dogs to salute the Emperor, who returned their salutes, 1805 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Soldier of the Izyum hussar regiment, 1776-1788, 1841?1862. Artist: Anonymous
Soldier of the Izyum hussar regiment, 1776-1788, 1841?1862. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Russian Army officers - Pawlowski Reg't, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Army officers - Pawlowski Reg't, between c1914 and c1915. Shows French and German wounded soldiers in a church, Chauconin-Neufmontiers, France during World War I.

Artillery of the French Imperial Guard crossing the Riiver Serio, Italy, 1859 (engraving)
8676825 Artillery of the French Imperial Guard crossing the Riiver Serio, Italy, 1859 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Solferino, Italy, 1859 (engraving)
8676839 Battle of Solferino, Italy, 1859 (engraving) by Giacomelli, Vincenzo (d.1890) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Solferino, Italy, Second Italian War of Independence)

Man and woman of the Kayan mountain tribe, Cassay elite cavalryman of the Burmese imperial guard
FLO4624046 Man and woman of the Kayan mountain tribe, Cassay elite cavalryman of the Burmese imperial guard, and Burman peasant with sword and shield

To Keep out the Cold Drink Roderick Dhu Whisky It Will Warm You.. 1898 (poster)
FGL5460799 To Keep out the Cold Drink Roderick Dhu Whisky It Will Warm You.. 1898 (poster); (add.info.: To fight against the cold, drink Roderick Whisky, it will warm you up)

French cavalry at Luneville: a charge of the cuirassiers of the Imperial Guard, 1860. Creator: Unknown
French cavalry at Luneville: a charge of the cuirassiers of the Imperial Guard, 1860. The greater portion of the cavalry in the military district of Nancy, under the command of Marshal Canrobert

Quarters for infantry at the camp of Chalons - from a drawing by M. Beaucé, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Quarters for infantry at the camp of Chalons, [France] - from a drawing by M. Beauce, 1860. It must not be supposed that the barracks here represented are for all the infantry

The French Imperial Guard - Cavalry, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
The French Imperial Guard - Cavalry, 1856. On Tuesday last the tried troops who lately made their triumphal entry into Paris amidst the plaudits of the population assembled before the doors of

The French Imperial Guard - Horse Artillery, 1856. Creator: Edmund Morin
The French Imperial Guard - Horse Artillery, 1856. French soldiers during the Crimean War. From "Illustrated London News", 1856

New Imperial Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown
New Imperial Guard, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

New Imperial Guard; The French Imperial Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown
New Imperial Guard; The French Imperial Guard, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Uniforms of the Russian Army - Imperial Guard - First Division of Infantry, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Uniforms of the Russian Army - Imperial Guard - First Division of Infantry, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Infantry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Infantry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854....a new era has at length commenced, and the Imperial Guard of France once more starts into being...[illustrated here in] costume selected by Napoleon

Cavalry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Cavalry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854....a new era has at length commenced, and the Imperial Guard of France once more starts into being...[illustrated here in] costume selected by Napoleon

Non-Commissioned Officer and Soldiers of the Volhynie Regiment (Imperial Guard), Camp V... 1842–44
Non-Commissioned Officer and Soldiers of the Volhynie Regiment (Imperial Guard), Camp Vosnessensk, 1842-44

Flag of the Leib-Guard Preobrazhensky Regiment, 1742. Artist: Flags, Banners and Standards
Flag of the Leib-Guard Preobrazhensky Regiment, 1742. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Disabled Retiree of the Imperial Guard. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Disabled Retiree of the Imperial Guard. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Napoleon, Emperor of the French and King of Italy, 1806, (1921). Creator: Johann-Friedrich Arnold
Napoleon, Emperor of the French and King of Italy, 1806, (1921). Napoleon en colonel de chasseurs de la garde imperiale - Empereur des Francais, Roi d Italie

Emperor Alexander II in the gala uniform of the Life Guard Cavalry Regiment, 1856. From a private collection

Portrait of a staff captain of 3rd Elisavetgrad Hussar Regiment, 1837. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of a staff captain of 3rd Elisavetgrad Hussar Regiment, 1837. Found in the collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Portrait of Natalia Pushkina-Lanskaya (From the Album of the Imperial Horse Guards), 1846-1849. Found in the collection of the Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Flag of the Grenadier Company of the Preobrazhensky Life Guard Regiment, 1744. Artist: Anonymous master
Flag of the Grenadier Company of the Preobrazhensky Life Guard Regiment, 1744. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

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Battle of Waterloo (1815): "The guard dies but does not surrender", Cambronne, 1896 (illustration)
7304522 Battle of Waterloo (1815): "The guard dies but does not surrender", Cambronne, 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

French Revolution (1789): La Fayette "This Roundel will go around the world", 1896 (illustration)
7304543 French Revolution (1789): La Fayette "This Roundel will go around the world", 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Napoleon Bonaparte during the Battle of Marengo (1800), 1896 (illustration)
7304540 Napoleon Bonaparte during the Battle of Marengo (1800), 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Louis Philippe giving flags to national guard in Paris on august 29, 1830. 1836 ( painting)
1758927 Louis Philippe giving flags to national guard in Paris on august 29, 1830. 1836 ( painting) by Dubois, Francois (1790-1871); (add.info)

GASCONARDERS OR THE GRAND ARMY RETREATING FROM MOSCOW, 1813 (engraving)
7262211 GASCONARDERS OR THE GRAND ARMY RETREATING FROM MOSCOW, 1813 (engraving) by Williams, C. (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington

French Chasseur light cavalry regiment, Napoleonic era. 1825 (lithograph)
7236972 French Chasseur light cavalry regiment, Napoleonic era. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Uniform of a French Marine, Napoleons army. 1825 (lithograph)
7236955 Uniform of a French Marine, Napoleons army. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniform of a French Marine, Napoleons army)

Uniform of the Imperial Guard, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka
FLO4572988 Uniform of the Imperial Guard, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historique de la France

Officer in the Grenadiers of the National Guard, 1792. 1825 (lithograph)
7237205 Officer in the Grenadiers of the National Guard, 1792. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Uniform of Napoleons elite infantry, the Grenadiers. 1825 (lithograph)
7236932 Uniform of Napoleons elite infantry, the Grenadiers. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Uniform of the French Elite Gendarmes, Napoleonic era. 1825 (lithograph)
7236913 Uniform of the French Elite Gendarmes, Napoleonic era. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Grenadier of the French Guards, 1786. 1825 (lithograph)
7237198 Grenadier of the French Guards, 1786. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grenadier of the French Guards, elite infantry regiment, 1786)

Colonel in the Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard. 1825 (lithograph)
7237146 Colonel in the Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Uniform of an officer of the Dragoons, Napoleonic era. 1825 (lithograph)
7236977 Uniform of an officer of the Dragoons, Napoleonic era. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniform of an officer of the Dragoons)

Gunner in the Light Artillery, Napoleons army. 1825 (lithograph)
7236947 Gunner in the Light Artillery, Napoleons army. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Full dress uniform of a gunner in the Light Artillery)

Sapper in full-dress uniform, Napoleons Army. 1825 (lithograph)
7236943 Sapper in full-dress uniform, Napoleons Army. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sapper in full-dress uniform, Napoleons Army)

Uniform of the 1st Polish Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment, 1807. 1825 (lithograph)
7236939 Uniform of the 1st Polish Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment, 1807. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lictor riding in front of consuls, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236787 Lictor riding in front of consuls, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lictor riding in front of consuls, ancient Rome)

Charles-Philippe, later King Charles X of France. 1825 (lithograph)
7236961 Charles-Philippe, later King Charles X of France. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles-Philippe, Count of Artois)

Uniform of an officer of the Mamelukes in Napoleons army. 1825 (lithograph)
7236927 Uniform of an officer of the Mamelukes in Napoleons army. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"The Imperial Guard: A Glimpse into the Glorious History of Elite Warriors" Step back in time and witness the grandeur of the Imperial Guard, an esteemed military force that stood as a symbol of power and loyalty throughout history. From officers to soldiers, their valorous tales are immortalized in stunning artworks. In "Officer of the Hussars, 1814, " depicted on canvas with meticulous brushstrokes, we catch a glimpse of an officer from this prestigious cavalry unit. Adorned in resplendent attire, he exudes authority and grace. Moving forward to "The Fifer, 1866, " another captivating oil painting reveals a young soldier playing his instrument amidst battlefields. His unwavering spirit echoes through his music, inspiring comrades around him. But it wasn't just men who served; even dogs were trained to salute their Emperor. In "The Soldiers of the Old Guard Trained Their Dogs to Salute the Emperor, " we witness an extraordinary bond between man and beast during Napoleon's reign. Journeying further into history brings us face-to-face with a Junker from the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron. Captured by Belousov's skilled hand in 1829, this portrait showcases both strength and nobility embodied within these elite troops. An anonymous artist transports us back to earlier times with "Soldier of the Izyum Hussar Regiment. " This enigmatic figure dons his uniform proudly while hinting at untold stories hidden beneath his stoic gaze. Tragedy strikes as we delve into "Bloody Sunday" in 1905. Through vivid strokes on canvas created years later, this artwork captures one fateful day when peaceful protesters clashed with imperial forces—a poignant reminder that even mighty guards can be challenged by unrest. Napoleon himself takes center stage in Johann-Friedrich Arnold's portrayal titled "Napoleon, Emperor of the French and King of Italy.