• Scene by Renée, follower of Nicolas Gosse, with Napoleon, Queen Louise and officers, framed in dark wood.
  • Vista de un óleo vertical: oficiales con uniforme y condecoraciones y una dama con vestido blanco y tocado ante unas escaleras, con la firma abajo a la derecha
  • Detalle de los militares con banda azul y de la dama de vestido blanco con cinturón dorado, ante un muro de piedra
  • Detalle de los personajes ante un edificio de tejado gris, con árboles y un cielo azul, y el borde del marco arriba
  • Detalle de un hombre con banda azul y sombrero en la mano, junto a otros oficiales y a la dama de blanco
  • Detalle de los personajes con uniformes y la dama de blanco, con un edificio y árboles al fondo
  • Vista completa del óleo enmarcado en marco de madera oscura con paspartú claro: encuentro de oficiales y una dama ante unas escaleras
  • Reverso del cuadro con el lienzo y el bastidor de madera con travesaños inclinados en las esquinas
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Renée (Follower of Nicolas Gosse) — Napoleon Receiving Queen Louise of Prussia at Tilsit — Oil on Canvas

Renée (Follower of Nicolas Gosse) — Napoleon Receiving Queen Louise of Prussia at Tilsit — Oil on Canvas

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Small-format oil painting signed by Renée, based on a composition by Nicolas Gosse depicting the meeting of Napoleon and Queen Louise of Prussia in Tilsit. The scene gathers a group of figures before a staircase against a backdrop of urban architecture.

The echo of Versailles in cabinet format During the 19th century, the art market highly valued the acquisition of faithful oil copies of the great paintings that triumphed at the Paris Salon. This work, signed by Renée, replicates with great technical precision the famous monumental canvas by the French painter Nicolas Louis François Gosse (1787-1878), a piece that is now part of the collections of the Palace of Versailles. The intimate format of this canvas (barely 18 x 14 cm) demands outstanding technical expertise to translate the grandiloquence of the original into cabinet dimensions.

The pulse of European geopolitics Iconographically, the painting is history framed. It immortalizes the tense encounter of July 6, 1807, the high point of the Treaty of Tilsit. In the scene, Queen Louise of Prussia appears before Napoleon Bonaparte to attempt to soften the very harsh peace conditions imposed on her country. The detail of the work allows for the unmistakable recognition of the figures who shaped the Europe of that time: Napoleon in the uniform of a Chasseur à Cheval of the Imperial Guard, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, King Frederick William III, and, observing strategically from the stairs behind, the minister Talleyrand.

Technical Data Sheet

  • Author: Renée (period copyist), after the original composition by Nicolas Louis François Gosse (1787-1878).

  • Title / Subject: Napoleon receives Queen Louise of Prussia in Tilsit (July 6, 1807).

  • Period: 19th century.

  • Technique and Support: Oil on canvas.

  • Dimensions: 18 x 14 cm (Work) | 42 x 38 cm (With frame).

  • Signature and Inscriptions: Signed "d'ap. Gosse / Renée" in the lower right corner.

  • Provenance: Secondary market / Private collection.

  • Condition: Good antique condition. The work retains the vividness of the colors and the original graphic rigor. The surface shows natural craquelure and some losses of the pictorial layer in the lower central area (floor and hem of the dress), marks inherent to the passing of the centuries that do not compromise the historical reading of the scene.

Studio Note

The central group is organized around the gestures of the hands and the gazes that link the characters. The light-colored dress contrasts with the dark uniforms, crossed by sashes of color and golden details. On the left, the steps introduce depth and place other figures on a higher level. The facades and roofs close off the background, while the blue sky opens up the upper part of the composition.

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