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Print of man in hat riding donkey through mountains

A light-skinned man in a bicorn hat and double-breasted coat sits atop a donkey. He looks directly at the viewer and holds his right hand inside his coat at his stomach. The donkey is in decorative tack. It looks down at the rocky ground. A man with a staff places his hand on the donkey’s shoulder from behind. In the background to the left, another man riding a donkey follows these figures. The figures are surrounded by tall, rocky mountains in the distance.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
G1567
People
Alphonse François, French (1814 - 1888)
After Hippolyte (Paul) Delaroche, French (1796 - 1856)
Title
General Bonaparte Crossing the Alps
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Le Général Bonaparte franchissant les Alpes
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
19th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/273944

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
And. 9, Ber. 24

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G1567
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2200 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/25/2022 - 11/14/2022

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