{"product_id":"9781783318407","title":"Bellang�'s Soldiers of the French Republic and the Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Soldiers of the French Republic and the Empire', with full-page reproductions of 50 good hand-coloured wood-engraved plates by Joseph Louis Hippolyte Bellangé (17 January 1800 - 10 April 1866). Bellangé was an important French battle painter and printmaker. His art was influenced by the wars of Napoleon Bonaparte and, while a youth, he produced several military drawings in lithography. Afterwards he pursued his systematic studies and with the exception of some portraits, devoted himself exclusively to military and battle pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 50 plates in this handsomely printed book show the soldiers of Napoleon and include portraits of Bonaparte, Eugen Beauharnais, Joachim Murat and Joseph Poniatowski. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plates are left unprinted on one side to give full justice, with no show-through, to the fine uniform plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naval \u0026 Military Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48579692200177,"sku":"9781783318407","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781783318407_p0.jpg?v=1786888057","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783318407","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}