Artiste(s):

after DAVID, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825)

sc. LEFÈVRE, Achille Désiré (1798-1864)

Titre anglais composé:

Bonaparte crossing the Alps.

Titre inscrit:

BONAPARTE || FRANCHISSANT LE ST BERNARD

Inscription:

David pinxit // A Lefèvre sc. // Publié par Furne, Paris.

Description:

Napoleon as First Consul on a rearing horse, crossing the Alps, points upwards. His cape is billowing, his look is determined. At the horse's feet, the rocks bear the names of "BONAPARTE", "ANNIBAL" and "KAROLUS MAGNUS", placing Napoleon in the tradition of Hanibal and Charlemagne. This image full of power and dynamism is in stark contrast to the real crossing, which Napoleon executed on the back of a donkey. After David's famous painting.

Travail Original:

Bonaparte, Premier Consul, franchissant les Alpes, au Mont Saint-Bernard, 20 mai 1800.

by

David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825)

1801-1803

. Oil on canvas; 271 x 232 cm; Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon.

Sujet(s):

Alps, Crossing, at Mont Saint-Bernard (1800)

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821) -- crossing the Alps

Technique:

engraving

Endroit d'imprimeurs:

Paris

Dimensions:

262 x 205 mm (sheet).

Type de papier:

wove paper

Condition:

fine

Note spécifique à l'exemplaire:

Verso : illegible pencil markings.

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. 0464

Œuvres associées:

DAVID, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825); 'Napoleon Bonaparte Crossing the Alps'.

Cote:

8° N II 005