'Alexander I (Austerlitz)' Andrew Gilbert
(2011)

31 x 24 cm Watercolour, arcylic and inkt on paper Ten Haaf projects Photo: Adelina Krupski

After the defeat of the Russian Army in the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, Alexander I said, "We are babies in the hands of a giant," referring to the threat of Napoleon.

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