Auguste-Joseph Desarnod, or Desarnot (Russian: Август Осипович Дезарно; 1788 in France – 15 April 1840, in Saint Petersburg) was a French-born engraver and battle painter who spent most of his life in Russia.

[1] In 1812, he enlisted as an officer in the Hussars, participated in the French invasion of Russia, and was captured by cossacks during the Battle of Krasnoi.

In 1829, he accompanied the troops of Count Hans Karl von Diebitsch on their campaigns in the Russo-Turkish War.

[1] The drawings he made were turned into lithographs and, with the cooperation of the Tsar's librarian, they were published in France in 1834 by Firmin Didot Frères.

[1] During his career, he received the patronage of Alexander I, Nikolai I and the Grand Duke Mikhail Pavolovich, and produced many paintings of the uniforms worn by the various guard regiments.