Description
There are five copies in existence of this portrait, regarded as more or less all by the same hand, and curiously the first was acquired by the king of Spain Charles IV, then one of the rare allies of France (now in the Mus¨¦e de Malmaison). Bonaparte commissioned other copies, this one first, for the H?tel des Invalides. This extremely celebrated image has appealed to the popular imagination for over two centuries.
- Title Bonaparte Crossing the Grand Saint-Bernard Pass
- Creator Jacques Louis David
- Creator Lifespan 1748 – 1825
- Creator Death Place Brussels, Belgium
- Creator Birth Place Paris, France
- Date Created 19th century
- Physical Dimensions w2320 x h2710 mm
- Type Painting
- Medium Oil on canvas
- Style French painting, 19th century
- Provenance Commissioned for the library of the H?tel des Invalides. Entered Versailles in the reign of Louis-Philippe, 19th century.
- Original Title Bonaparte franchissant le Grand Saint-Bernard, 20 mai 1800
