Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole

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Antoine-Jean Gros
(French, 1771-1835)
Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, ????
Oil on canvas

3 comments:

  1. Hm. I always pictured him a lot less dashing. And he looks kinda tall in this picture. XD I think it's obvious that Monsieur Gros was quite the fan. Or he was just paid a lot to make The Emperor look good.

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  2. Did you see the other portrait I posted awhile ago?
    http://thedailypainting.blogspot.com/2010/01/bonaparte-calm-on-fiery-steed-crossing.html
    And compare to this:
    http://www.batguano.com/bgma/napoleoninstudy.jpg
    Yes, someone was getting paid very generously. XD

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