French empire

G. French Empire - 1811 Dark Blue - Empire Light Blue - Satellite States Green - Allied States

I've been wanting to practice some 2D painting for a while, here's the first of what I hope will be a number of historically themed pieces. Inspired by 19th century artists and my contemporary hero of historical military painting, Spanish master Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. The rider is a Napoleonic French Hussar of the 11th regiment.

The Monarchs of France ruled from the establishment of the Frankish Kingdom in 486 to 1870. During most of its history, France was ruled by kings. However, four Carolingian monarchs were also Roman Emperors and the Bonapartes were Emperors of the French. This article lists all rulers to have held the title "King of Franks", "King of France", "King of the French" or "Emperor of the French". For other Frankish monarchs, see List of Frankish kings. In addition to the monarchs listed below, the…

Entry of the French army into Abomey, Dahomey, Africa, 1892. In November 1892, Behanzin, the last independent reigning king of Dahomey, being defeated by French colonial forces, set fire to Abomey...

Kingdom of France

Werner, Anton von 1843-1915 Painter, GermanyAllegorical illustration to the unification of germany.wood engraving after a painting of A.v.Werner

History of France by Mark Makovey - Lead 2D artist at 5518 Studios