Sitting proudly on his white horse, Napoleon uses his sword to point to his troops who march in the valley below. He is joined on this hilltop by several other officers, on foot and on horseback, as well as two Mamelukes who patiently stand guard. The orderly French regiments occupy the entire landscape, and can even be seen entering a walled city on the distant horizon.
Notes:
Published by Thomas Tegg. 1813-04-00
Caption: Pubd April 1813 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside
Dialogue: Napoleon: "With this Army will I crush those Russian Savages, and make all Nations tremble at my Wrath!!" Officer holding baton: "Parbleu vid dis Armée we vil conquer de Heaven!!!" Officer on far right: "And de Hell too, dat we may send dere de dam Anglois."
"Nap reviewing the Grand Army or the conquest of Russia anticipated, plate 2"
Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Napoleonic Satires from the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection.
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