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Meissonier worked in the painting for fourteen years, from 1861 to 1875. He started by painting the sky and made separate studies for each horse and man, using, among others, wax models. The one used to paint the hussar visible in the front, on the left side of the painting, has survived. The
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Os esplendores da imortalidade, Folha de SĂŁo Paulo, 26 December 1999 (Portuguese)
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