Captain of Napoleon

Captain of the Napoleon’s Foot Grenadiers

This authentic early 19th-century hand-colored lithograph, created by the renowned French artist Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, illustrates the official marching uniform (tenue de route) of a Captain of the Napoleon’s Foot Grenadiers. The historical military print portrays a weary officer in a relaxed pose, leaning against a rugged rock formation on the battlefield. He wears the distinctive dark blue uniform jacket of the Imperial Guard, heavily adorned with gold officer epaulettes, a metallic gorget at the neck, clean white trousers, and high black leather boots with light-colored tops.

Antique French Army Officer Print and Historical Empire Soldier Apparel

The tactical ensemble is complemented by a weathered brown overcoat draped loosely over his shoulders, a small smoking pipe held in his mouth, and a traditional golden canteen suspended across his chest. Resting against the boulder by his side is an officer saber wrapped securely in its white protective strapping, while his black bicorne hat is accented with gold trim bands and a dark plume. Complete with historical cursive plate descriptions reading Capitaine de Grenadiers a Pied, this archival document provides vital primary visual data for Napoleonic war reenactors, weapon collectors, and military historians.