Saturday, 3 October 2026

Anonymous French engraving of the French entry into Moscow in 1812

Hand-coloured engraving of French drummers and horsemen entering the fortress gate of Moscow, with flames rising above the walls and towers.

Note the appearance of Moscow's fortress walls, more reminiscent of the Western European Middle Ages, in the anonymous French engraving "The French Entering Moscow". I am especially fond of the drawbridge beside the Kremlin

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