Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824)
printed by Charles Étienne Pierre Motte (French, 1785-1836)
The Passage of Mount Saint Bernard
INV-4086
Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824)
printed by Charles Étienne Pierre Motte (French, 1785-1836)1822
The Passage of Mount Saint Bernard
Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824) printed by Charles Étienne Pierre Motte (French, 1785-1836) →lithographprint
Date
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
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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