Title

The French army crossing the St Bernard Pass, c1796, (1921). Creator: Francois Aubertin.

Caption

The French army crossing the St Bernard Pass, c1796, (1921). 'Passage du Grand St Bernard par l'Armée Française de Reserve commandée par le G[énér]al en chef Alexandre Berthier sous les ordres de Bonaparte Premier Consul'. On the orders of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier leads the French army across the Alps into Italy. Engraving made c1800 by Aubertin, after a drawing made on the spot by Gauthier, engineer and geographer. From "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot. [H. Floury, Paris, 1921]

Date

1921

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G25_189

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,1Mb (3,5Mb) / 18,8in x 12,8in / 5650 x 3844 (300dpi)

Keywords

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