Original French Mid 19th Century Painted Bronze Statue of Napoleon I Wearing Green Colonel Uniform of the Chasseurs à Cheval mounted on Marble Base Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. Now this is a lovely representation of Napoleon Bonaparte, later known simply as Napoleon I. We believe this statue to have been made anywhere from 1840 to 1850 and appears to have been modeled after statues that were erected after the Battle of Waterloo or the War of the Sixth Coalition. Though we have not found an exact full sized statue of this miniature here, but we are fairly certain that this is what it represents, especially with him standing over a broken flagpole with an earlier Imperial Eagle.

The statue retains nearly all of its original paint and is in phenomenal shape given the age. Napoleon is often pictured wearing the Green Colonel Uniform of the Chasseurs à Cheval, just like this one here. The Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard (French: Chasseurs à Cheval de La Garde Impériale) constituted a light cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial Guard during the French Consulate and First French Empire respectively. They were the second senior “Old Guard” cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard, after the Grenadiers à Cheval. The regiment had its origins in the Guides raised by General Bonaparte during his Italian Campaign of 1796. It was the Chasseurs that usually provided personal escort to Napoleon, and he often wore the uniform of the regiment in recognition of this service. The regiment was not only known for its lavish uniform, but its combat history as well.

The statue stands at approximately 14 ½” which includes the fantastic marble base which in turn is seated on a wood base. The bottom has felt pads so it can safely be displayed on any surface.

Comes more than ready for further research and display.