Bull Terrier Napoleon Crossing the Alps — after Jacques-Louis David, 1801 | Garment-Dyed Tee

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 tee

• Comfort Colors 1717 — 6.1 oz garment-dyed ring-spun US cotton
• Relaxed, boxy cut with no side seams — wider and shorter than a fitted tee, so check the size chart rather than assuming your usual
• Pre-shrunk, double-needle stitched throughout
• Sewn-in label
• Garment-dyed colour keeps softening with every wash. That fade is the point, not a fault.
• Wash cold inside out, tumble dry low. The first wash may release a little dye — wash it on its own.
• Made to order, so please allow a little extra time before dispatch