A Life of Military Service and Art Pierre Henry Prosper Baccuet was a French military officer and landscape painter. Born in Paris, he was the son of a merchant. His military career began in 1813 when, before the age of sixteen, he enlisted as a quartermaster in the artillery train of the Garde Napolitaine. He eventually rose through the ranks to become a Sous-lieutenant in the line infantry. Following the fall of Joachim Murat, he se…