Alphonse de Neuville is one of those painters who were spared the hardships often associated with an artist's life. Only his early death fits the cliché. Despite his sheltered youth, however, de Neuville is not an artist for pacifists; after all, he was born into a warlike period and himself served as an officer in the French army.
The famous battle painter was born in 1836 in Saint-Omer, the son of wealthy landed gentry. The small town is situated on the north-east coast of France, not far from the famous port of Calais. De Neuville received a good school education and was not in the least interested in painting during his childhood and youth, but showed great enthusiasm for the numerous technical achievements that began to change the world in the middle of the 19th century. This passion was also reflected in his career aspirations. After graduating from high school, he decided to become an engineer and attended the Naval Academy in Lorient. Here, de Neuville not only cultivated contact with other officer cadets, but also came into contact with scientists, philosophers and artists for the first time. The young Alphonse was particularly impressed by the history and portrait painter Francois Edouard Picot, of whom he eventually became a student. Picot maintained contacts with Parisian salons and introduced his student to these circles. This was also how he came into contact with Eugene Delacroix, an important pioneer of Impressionism. In his Parisian studio, de Neuville continued his artistic training and was able to present his first major work, "Episode from the Crimean War", to the Paris public just one year later.
He then began working as a draughtsman for publishing houses and illustrated works by well-known authors such as Alexandre Dumas and Jules Verne. His career as an artist was interrupted in 1870/1871 by the Franco-Prussian War, in which he participated as an officer. The war experiences must have had a strong influence on him and from then on determined his preferred subject. In the Paris of the post-war years he quickly advanced to become a highly respected battle painter. He received numerous awards for his work and was first named a knight and later an officer of the Legion of Honor. His patriotic style fitted into the era of moral renewal that France underwent after the lost war, even if modern critics often accuse the artist of glorifying war. His powerful, optimistic paintings are still admired today.
The best known are the two paintings "The Last Cartouches" and "The Cemetery of Saint-Privat", whose great success he owed his admission to the Legion of Honour.
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.jpg "Captain Nemo on top of the Nautilus, from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne (1828-1905), engraved by Henri Théophile Hildibrand (1824-97) by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Crossroads of Chandni Chowk by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Hussars by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Episode from the Franco-Prussian War, 1875 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Captain Nemo inside the Nautilus submarine, from")
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.jpg "Captain Nemo Climbing a Rock, illustration from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne (1828-1905), engraved by Henri Théophile Hildibrand (1824-97), Paris, Hetzel, published 1877 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Grandeur of Despair - Illustration from Les Misérables, 19th Century. by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "At Neuville, the cemetery of Saint-Privat by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_in_The_H_-_(MeisterDrucke-1000782).jpg "The Four Chiefs of the First Crusade (including Godfrey of Bouillon) - in “The History of France” by Guizot, Hachette by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Episode of the War of 1870, Battle of Chenebier, 16th January 1871, 1882 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Witches and wolves, illustration for The Damnation of Faust by Berlioz by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Victory of the Comte de Vaux over Pascal Paoli")
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.jpg "Assassination attempt by Robert François Damiens against Louis XV by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641748).jpg "Assassination of John the Fearless in 1419 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Burial of the Flag, Episode of the Battle of Waterloo, Engraved by Jules Claretie, 1879 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Bivouac at Le Bourget after the Battle of 21st December 1870, 1872 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Assassination of Duke François de Guise by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Norse Boats Besieging Paris, from")
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.jpg "King Francis I of France in the Workshop of Robert Estienne, print made by C. Laplante, illustration from")
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.jpg "War of 1870: The cemetery of Saint Privas, August 18 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Burial of the flag, episode of the Battle of Waterloo, engraved by Jules Claretie by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Nautilus Passengers, illustration from")
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.jpg "Defence of Longboyau")
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.jpg "The Gervais Battery at the Siege of Sebastopol by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Spider Crab by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Entrance into Belfort of the German Commander Bearing the Flag of Truce, 4th November 1870 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "An Incident in the Battle of Villersexel, Illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1642341).jpg "Marie Adelaide of Savoy with Madame de Maintenon by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1627870).jpg "Portrait of Samuel de Champlain by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Attack at Dawn by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Hans in 1860, Discovering Hayes")
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.jpg "The Battle of Bourget, 30 October 1870 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Death of the Chevalier d")
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.jpg "Scene from the Franco-Prussian War by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Death of Simon de Montfort at the Siege of Toulouse, 25th June 1218 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1642335).jpg "Lally-Tollendal during the siege of Pondicherry in 1760 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1629263).jpg "Map of France in 987 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Mirabeau exclaims \"Go tell those who sent you that we are here by the will of the people and that we will only leave by the force of bayonets\" by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641747).jpg "Saladin watches the Christians leave Jerusalem in 1187 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The cemeteries take what they are given - Illustration by Alphonse De Neuville for Les Miserables - Second part: Cosette by Victor Hugo 1862 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Last Sleep of the Brave, Isandlwana, Zulu War by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1642336).jpg "Count Eudes defends Paris against the Viking invasion in 885 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Richard the Lionheart orders the massacre of the Muslims at Saint Jean d")
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.jpg "Death of Arcate Anaverdi Khan at the Battle of Ambour, Carnatic War by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641734).jpg "Charlemagne in 804 imposes Christian baptism on the Saxons by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1642342).jpg "Rue Quincampoix, where speculators meet, circa 1720 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "A Resurrection is Almost as Frightening as a Death: Fauchelevent and Jean Valjean - Illustration by Alphonse de Neuville for")
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.jpg "Enguerrand de Marigny is Executed on the Gallows at Montfaucon in 1315 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Bulgarian workers, near Sophia, engraving after the drawing of A. De Neuville, illustrating the journey to Bulgaria, by Guillaume Lejean, in 1867, published in")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641799).jpg "Ceremony of knighthood by the King of France by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Voltaire is Arrested in Frankfurt by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_imprisoned_on_th_-_(MeisterDrucke-916353).jpg "Man in the Iron Mask - Representation of the Mask of Iron Imprisoned on the Island of Sainte Marguerite by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641718).jpg "Eponine de Langres Breastfeeds the Child of Julius Sabinus, in a Cave by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Cemetery of Saint-Privat, 18th August 1870, 1881 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Portrait of Dr. Saffray by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Les mullahs de la mosque de Bhopal, in full discussion of the contentious points of the Muslim religion, engraving after the drawing of A. de Neuville, illustrating the journey in India of the Rajahs, in 1864-1868, by Louis Rousselet, published in")
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.jpg "General questioning a mobile guard supporting an injured officer, December 1870 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_(Salah_al-Din_Y_-_(MeisterDrucke-985732).jpg "The Christians of Jerusalem Departing Before Saladin (1138-1193) After the Capture of the City in 1187. Engraving by Neuville 1879 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Death of Henri de la Tour d")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1633731).jpg "View of Port Royal Abbey by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "German Parliamentarians Entered Belfort on February 16, 1871, 1884 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI question Cardinal de Rohan about the necklace affair by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_by_Alphonse_de_Ne_-_(MeisterDrucke-929952).jpg "The Lime Kiln - Episode of the Battle of Champigny (02/12/1870) by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "God wants it! : Pierre L")
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.jpg "Jean de La Fontaine, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, Molière and Racine dining in a cabaret by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Assassination of Concino Concini by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641710).jpg "Gaspard de Coligny in Front of the Deathbed of François II in 1560 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641712).jpg "Jean Guiton Swears to Defend La Rochelle During the Siege of 1628 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-183870).jpg "Illustration from Les Misérables, 19th Century by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "A Dragon by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1643637).jpg "Portrait of Chevalier Bayard by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The iron mask in his cell of the prison of the island Saint Marguerite - in Histoire de France by Guizot, engraving by De Neuville by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1642210).jpg "Portrait of Charles IX and Catherine de")
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.jpg "The Indians of the state of Boyaca, descending a mountain covered with grass on straw horses, consisting of a bundle of long grass on which one sits to descend the slopes at full speed, by the force of gravity alone, engraving after the drawing by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "A court of justice in the jungle, near the village of Sanchi, after the theft of the explorers")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1643634).jpg "Portrait of Constable Bertrand Du Guesclin by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "In the Trenches by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-173773).jpg "Illustration from Les Misérables, 19th Century by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Death of General Edward Braddock at the Battle of Monongahela by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641692).jpg "Louis XIV Dismissing Nicolas Fouquet by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_Scene_de_guerre_op_-_(MeisterDrucke-1320744).jpg "Scene from the Franco-Prussian War by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "The Defence of Rorke")
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.jpg "Massacre of Saint Bartholomew, the Duke of Guise pushes the corpse of Gaspard de Coligny with his foot by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1643635).jpg "Portrait of Charles the Bold by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641727).jpg "Richard the Lionheart Leaves the Holy Land in 1192 by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641726).jpg "Ceremony of a Human Sacrifice by the Druids in Gaul by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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.jpg "Rousseau in Company of Madame Louise d")
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.jpg "Bugler of the Light Infantry by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641708).jpg "Portrait of Pierre Andre de Suffren dit le Bailli de Suffen by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1642337).jpg "Portrait of Clément Marot at his desk by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1643651).jpg "Francis I Visits Robert Estienne")
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.jpg "The Defence of Rorke")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1627869).jpg "Portrait of Sebastien Le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban by Alphonse Marie de Neuville")
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