Artist(s):

unknown maker

Composed Title English:

The battle of the Pyramids.

Inscribed Title:

Schlacht bei der Pyramiden.

Description:

Napoleon, mounted, gestures towards the battle taking place at the foot of the pyramids. In reality the pyramids were further away. The battle was named in order to increase Napoleon's prestige. Heavy smoke mounts from the battlefield.

Subject Heading(s):

Pyramids, Battle of the (21 July 1798)

Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801)

LocNo:

DC203 H53 1840

Added Location:

vol. 1, opp. p. 324