Napoleon Crossing the Alps, Jacques-Louis David, 1805

Bonaparte has an orange cloak, the crispin (cuff) of his gauntlet is embroidered, the horse is piebald, black and white, and the tack is complete and includes a standing martingale. The girth around the horse's belly is a dark faded red. The officer holding a sabre in the background is obscured by the horse's tail. Napoleon's face appears youthful. Object Type: painting, prime version. Genre: equestrian portrait. Date: 1805. Dimensions: height: 259 cm (101.9 in) ; width: 221 cm (87 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Napoleon. Collection: Musée national de Malmaison et Bois-Préau. Series Title: Napoleon Crossing the Alps. David - Napoleon crossing the Alps - Malmaison1