Title

Army of Alexander Suvorov crossing the St Gotthard Pass, September 1799 (19th century). Artist: Alexander von Kotzebue

Caption

Army of Alexander Suvorov crossing the St Gotthard Pass, September 1799 (19th century). In 1799 and 1780, General Alexander Suvorov commanded a Russian army in campaigns against the French in Piedmont and Switzerland. Faced with defeat, he led his troops in an epic retreat across several Alpine passes reminiscent of Hannibal. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg.

Date

1835

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D91_192

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,3Mb (1,5Mb) / 15,9in x 9,8in / 4765 x 2953 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather Germany sky cloud clouds animal people male man men animals horses horse historical German arts painting rocks rock mountain range country crossing Alps Switzerland alpine art guy geography threatening color colour war location retreat century Russia Russian pass soldiers soldier concept Army warfare St Gotthard Pass The Alps 19th century 18th century Eighteenth Century nineteenth century retreating history French Revolutionary Wars geographical feature TGN Alexander landscape oil War of the Second Coalition Alexander von Kotzebue Alexander Suvorov Suvorov Fine Art Images Kotzebue Alexander von Alexander Suvorov oil landscape