Bonaparte crossing the Alps is an equestrian portrait of the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte painted by Jacques-Louis David between 1800 and 1803.
Obverse lettering
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
1769-1821
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
By an imperial decree dated February 18, 1806, Napoleon ordered the construction of this triumphal arch dedicated to perpetuate the memory of the victories of the French armies.
