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Napoleon I crossing the Alps at St. Bernard – Antique Print

Napoleon I crossing the Alps at St. Bernard, [between 1890 and 1940] — historic print
Napoleon I crossing the Alps at St. Bernard, [between 1890 and 1940]. Historic print from the Europe collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Napoleon I crossing the Alps at St. Bernard, preserved in this historic print. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Napoleon I crossing the Alps at St. Bernard

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Napoleon's crossing of the Great St. Bernard Pass in May 1800 was a campaign that Jacques-Louis David turned into a heroic image of command. In the painting, the general rears on a horse above the rocks, with the names of Hannibal and Charlemagne carved into the stone, linking him to earlier conquerors who crossed the same mountains. This color halftone, dated between 1890 and 1940, is a mechanical reproduction that carried the composition to a wide public, and its title appears in four languages.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1940]
Medium1 photomechanical print : halftone, color.
GenrePortraits 1890-1940.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1890-1940.
NotesReproduction of painting by Jaques Louis David. No. 1491. Title in 4 languages.
SubjectsNapoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,810 × 4,686 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-220681

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