Artist(s):

pinx DAVID, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825)

sculp. FINDEN, William (1787-1852)

Composed Title English:

Bonaparte crossing the Alps.

Inscribed Title:

BONAPARTE CROSSING THE ALPS.

Inscription:

David pinxt. // W. Finden sculp. || London : William Tegg &Co. Cheapside.

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.

Subject Heading(s):

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

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

Date:

1830

Publication Place:

London

Variants:

8° N II 006 ; 8° N II 006 (second copy) ; DC203 L3513 1871b, vol. 1, part 2, opp. p. 476 ; DC203 L79 1829, vol. 1, frontispiece - different publisher

LocNo:

DC203 L79 1830

Added Location:

vol. 1, frontispiece