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Paintings in the Louvre by French artists

  • Bonaparte at the Pont d'ArcoleAntoine-Jean Gros painted Bonaparte at the Pont d'Arcole in 1796. The canvas shows a three-quarter-length image of General Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • The Coronation of NapoleonNapoleon issued an oral commission to Jacques-Louis David in September 1804. The official painter of the French Emperor began work on the 21st of December…
  • Bonaparte Crossing the AlpsOn the 15th of May 1800, Napoleon and his army of 40,000 soldiers began their journey through the Alps. They did not take a wide road or an easy path.