Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1796

$249

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.

2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.

3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.

4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole

Gros painted this in 1796, as a young man in Italy. General Bonaparte, aged 27, charges across the bridge at Arcole holding a flag, his hair blowing, turning back to his men. It is in the Louvre, with another version at Versailles.We paint it by hand in oil after you order. You see a photo of the finished canvas and say yes before it is sent.

About the original

Painted in: 1796
Original size: 134 × 104 cm (52.8 × 40.9 in)
Where it hangs: Louvre, Paris

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Detail

Specification

Medium	Oil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
Arrives	Rolled, ready for local framing
Packed	Rolled in a protective tube
Turnaround	3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

Antoine-Jean Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros painted Napoleon’s campaigns with colour, movement and emotion that went well beyond the cool Neoclassical style he was trained in. His battle scenes and portraits helped build the Napoleonic legend and opened the way for French Romanticism. He was born in Paris in 1771 and studied with Jacques-Louis David. His Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole (1796) was his first great success, followed by Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa (1804) and Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau (1808), all in the Louvre or Versailles. He was made a baron in 1824 and taught at the École des Beaux-Arts. He died in 1835. His portraits, such as Christine Boyer, show a quieter, more intimate side.

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Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.

Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.

Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.

Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole in a different size or shape?

Yes. Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 134 x 104 cm (52.8 x 40.9 in).

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