The Passage of Mount Saint Bernard

Prints and Drawings

1822

Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824)
printed by Charles Étienne Pierre Motte (French, 1785-1836)

In this lithograph, Théodore Géricault depicted Napoleon Bonaparte as a young general leading French troops through the Alps via the treacherous Great Saint Bernard Pass. Napoleon had to bring his men, supplies, and weapons (all detailed here) through the mountains in order to cross into Northern Italy and fight the enemy Austrian army. The resulting French victory helped establish Napoleon as a popular military hero, which eventually enabled his ascent to emperor in 1804.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault
Title: The Passage of Mount Saint Bernard
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1822
Medium: Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 35.9 × 41.7 cm (14 3/16 × 16 7/16 in.); Sheet: 41.8 × 53.2 cm (16 1/2 × 21 in.)
Credit Line: John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1941.139
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Delteil 44 II/IV

Beraldi 22

Rouen, Géricault Complete Prints Exh. 22 II/IV

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