Watercolor by Pierre Benigni: mounted member of the 1809 imperial headquarters.
BENIGNI Pierre. Watercolor depicting a mounted member of the 1809 Imperial Headquarters.
123rd series "Le quartier général impérial", no. 8.
26 x 19.5 cm
Famous for his depictions of Napoleonic armies, Pierre Benigni was a 20th-century military artist born in 1878 and died in 1956.
A student of Édouard Detaille, he succeeded Maurice Mahut as the Legion's official military painter, capturing infantry regiments, mounted units and cavalry regiments. Among his collaborations are those with the famous collectors Raoul and Jean Brunon, who created the Military Museum at Château de l'Empéri, on the occasion of the various editions organized.
We owe him the illustration of the Livre d'or de la Légion étrangère, published to mark its centenary in 1931. In 1933, he was awarded the Légionnaire de 1re classe d'honneur.
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