Bull Terrier Napoleon Crossing the Alps — after Jacques-Louis David, 1801 | Beach Towel

Napoleon Crossing the Alps
after Jacques-Louis David, 1801

Napoleon refused to sit for it and crossed the Alps on a mule, not a rearing stallion. He told David that nobody knows whether portraits of great men resemble them, only that their genius lives.

The pose is inherited. The confidence appears to be genuine.

After the original in Chateau de Malmaison.

This towel

• Soft woven cotton-blend towel with the artwork printed edge to edge
• Printed one side; reverse is left plain
• Machine wash warm, tumble dry low
• Wash before first use — printed towels absorb better after a cycle
• Made to order, so please allow a little extra time before dispatch