Napoleon Bonaparte on his celebrated white charger [Marengo]
engraved by Mr. George Cruikshank from the original ; drawn from nature by C. Vernet.
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Summary: | Equestrian portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte riding a white horse; while he had countless horses, Napoleon's most famous white charger was one named Marengo [which was captured during the Battle of Waterloo and brought back to England by William Henry Francis Petre who sold him to Lieutenant-Colonel Angerstein of the Grenadier Guards]. |
Format: | Prints & Drawings |
Language: | English |
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[London] :
John Fairburn,
1823.
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Notes: | Part of the French Prints Collection. Physical description: 1 print : col. ; image 20 x 23 cm., plate mark 22 x 28 cm., on sheet 24 x 33 cm. more |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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PD FR 1 B20 |
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