"Adolphe ROEHN (1780, 1867) - Military camp in front of a castle - Circa 1820."
Oil on canvas signed at the bottom left.
Dimensions: 60 x 73 cm - with frame: 75 x 88 cm.
The painter gives us here a scene from the daily life of the military rather than a combat scene. The atmosphere is relaxed, the soldiers are satisfied and warm up around a fire at the foot of a castle.
In the background a nice panoramic view of the valley and the sky allows us to embrace the whole landscape.
Adolphe Roehn begins to paint in a self-taught way, without a master, historical scenes, then later, he specializes in genre painting and portraits.
He appeared at the Paris salons from 1799 to 1866.
In 1831, he opened a drawing and painting workshop for women.
He obtained the silver medal of the competition at the Salon of painting and sculpture of 1810 with The day after the Battle of Eylau, a commission from the Prince of Neufchâtel, then the gold medal at the salon of 1819. He also obtained two other medals at the exhibitions of Lille in 1824 and Douai in 1826.
The Battle of Marengo, 1801, in collaboration with M. Gadbois
Soldiers' halt, 1804. (reproduced by lithographs)
Interview of Napoleon I and Alexander I on the Niemen. june 25, 1807, 1808.
Military hospital of the French and Russians in Marienburg . June 1807, 1808 (interpreted in engraving by Friedrich Schroeder (1768-1839)).
Living Denon putting back in their tombs the remains of the Cid and Chimène, 1809.
The day after the Battle of Eylau, 1809.
Napoleon's bivouac on the battlefield of Wagram. Night of July 5 to 6, 1809, 1810 (interpreted in engraving by Heinrich Guttenberg).
Bonaparte receives in Millesimo the flags taken from the enemy. april 16, 1796, 1812.
Entry of the French army in Danzig. may 27, 1807, 1812.
Louis XVI, during the stay of the blessed, receives the Duke of Enghien (1814).
1830, Museum of Fine Arts of Tarbes
Fight at Gillette, October 19, 1793 1.
Capture of the camp of Perulle. april 10, 1793, 1836.
Entrance of the French army to Chambéry. september 25, 1792, 1837.
Museums: Paris, Marmottan Museum, Avignon, Le Havre, Versailles