Title
A Mameluke Chief on Horseback Signaling for Help, 1817. Creator: Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771-1835).
Caption
A Mameluke Chief on Horseback Signaling for Help, 1817. Gros specialized in large battle paintings memorializing the feats of Napoleon (1769-1821). This Orientalist military subject records Napoleon's campaign in Egypt against the British Empire. It also demonstrates how spontaneously the artist could draw on the lithograph stone.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F68_018
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49,4Mb (4,5Mb) / 12,0in x 16,0in / 3586 x 4813 (300dpi)