Desert march, Théodore Géricault, 1822

Scene from the egyptian campaign, with in the centre, napoleon pointing the way forward to a group of infantrymen approaching from the right,following the cavalry, loaded camels and a horse-drawn gun-carriage advancing to left, while further back in the centre, a soldier holds napoleon's white charger; pyramids in the distance. 1822 lithograph. Date: 1822. Dimensions: Height: 291 mm (image); Width: 401 mm (image). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Napoléon I, Emperor of the French. Collection: British Museum. Marche dans le désert (Desert march) (BM 1868,1114.274 1)