Eyewitness view of Napoleon in Russia 1812 up at auction
Pride comes before a fall and in the case of Napoleon, Smolensk came before Moscow. On May 18 Ketterer Kunst is selling a 2ft x 2ft 7in (60 x 79cm) scene of Napoleon observing the burning city of Smolensk.
Painted in 1836 by Albrecht Adam (1786-1862), it is estimated at €100,000-130,000.
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