Drop N°01 · Pièce III of III
Cherbourg
Napoleon at the Great Dike
Louis-Philippe Crépin · 1811 · Musée national du château de Malmaison
May 1811. The Emperor walks the Great Dike at the height of his power. The fleet is anchored. The tricolour fills the sky. Crépin paints the moment a port — and a nation — bow to the rhythm of Empire. Sea, sail, and sovereignty.
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About this work
On 26 May 1811, the Emperor and Marie-Louise arrived in Cherbourg to inspect the naval base he had spent years transforming into the spearhead of the Empire on the Channel. The "Grande Digue" — a colossal breakwater whose construction had begun under Louis XVI — would carry his name. Crépin, official painter of the Navy, fixed the moment: tricolour high, fleet at anchor, the silent confidence of total power. The work is held by the Musée national du château de Malmaison.
About the print
Museum-grade giclée poster on heavy 200 gsm matte, uncoated fine-art paper — a velvety, glare-free surface with deep blacks and true colour. Archival pigment inks rated for 100+ years of fade resistance. Shipped flat-rolled in a protective tube. Frame not included. Each piece is numbered before it ships.
Shipping & returns
Every poster is printed for your order — nothing here is pulled from a shelf. Allow 2–3 weeks from order to your door, anywhere in the U.S., free with tracking. Posters ship rolled in a sturdy tube and may be returned within 14 days. And if yours ever arrives damaged, we replace it — a photo within 14 days is all we need.
Drop N°01
Complete the wall
The three works were released together. Collectors hang them together.
One click. Three works. As they were meant to hang.