Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (1848-1912), a French Academic painter noted for his precision and realistic detail, was a student of the great Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier. He served in the French Army in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and became the official painter of the battles. He is famous for having depicted portraits of soldiers, military manoeuvres, military uniforms and general military life. His book, L'Armée Française , containing hundreds of his illustrations and prints, remains definitive in this realm.
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