Artiste(s):

after DAVID, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825)

sc. FINDEN, William (1787-1852)

Titre anglais composé:

Bonaparte crossing the Alps.

Titre inscrit:

BUONAPARTE CROSSING THE ALPS.

Inscription:

David pinxt // W. Finden Sculpt // Published Feby 1829 by John Murray, London.

Description:

Napoleon as First Consul on a rearing horse, crossing the Alps, points upwards. His cape is billowing, his look is determined. The names at the horse's feet "BONAPARTE", "ANNIBAL" and "KAROLUS MAGNUS", placing Napoleon in the tradition of great leaders, is missing from this print. 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)

Technique:

steel engraving

Date:

February 1829

Serie:

From a book: John Gibson Lockhart, 'The History of Napoleon Bonaparte,' London 1829.

Endroit d'imprimeurs:

London

Dimensions:

162 x 96 mm (sheet)

Type de papier:

laid paper

Condition:

foxed

Note spécifique à l'exemplaire:

from book: paper rounded at left, folded at right

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. 0461

Reproductions:

8° N II 006 ; DC203 L3513 1871b, vol. 1, part 2, opp. p. 476 ; DC203 L79 1829, vol. 1, frontispiece

Variantes:

DC203 L79 1830, vol. 1, frontispiece - different publisher

Œuvres associées:

DAVID, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825); 'Bonaparte, Premier Consul, franchissant les Alpes, au Mont Saint-Bernard, 20 mai 1800.'

Cote:

8° N II 006 (second copy)