VICTOR HUEN (1874-1939) French school of the end of the 19th century. "Charge of Uhlans against French artillerymen during the battle of Artenay, October 10, 1870." Large oil on panoramic canvas (small accidents and rubbing). 90 x 200 cm. Gilded frame with brass cartouche. A.B.E. Biography: Victor Huen (1874-1939) was an Alsatian painter, lithographer and illustrator specialized in military painting and uniformological illustration. He participated in particular in the illustration of the series of uniformological cards Les uniformes du Premier Empire directed by the commander Eugène Louis Bucquoy.

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