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Framed under glass Lithograph or Chromolithograph, possibly hand colored 19th century reproduction of French Painter, Baron Antoine-Jean Gros' 1804 painting "Napoleon Visiting the Plague Victims at Jaffa".
The lithographic or chromolithographic reproduction depicts Napoleon at Jaffa in 1799, touching a plague victim with compassion and leadership. This is considered one of the most iconic images of Napoleonic propaganda an.
It is paired with an authentic signed, dated and numbered (1310), 19th Century French War Ministry Document - Heading: Ministere de la Guerre, Direction Generale de l'Adminstration.
The document describes a real soldier/veteran's pension and health decisions based on "difficulte respitratoire" andis symbolically tied to the theme of illness/disease in the Jaffa plague scene. This is a genuine 19th Century document, written in formal script, signed and annotated.
These pairings of Napoleonic Militaria and Ephemera were often displayed together at the height of Napoleonic nostalgia under Napoleon III.
Condition of Item: Crack in the glass. Framed size 13 x 23
Dimensions pending 9/12
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