French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Maps and prints of naval engagements collected by George III during the decade of war
View of the Battle of Lodi, 1796 (Lodi, Lombardy, Italy) 45°18ʹ48ʺN 09°30ʹ10ʺE
1797 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; laid down on paper, the paper backing brought round the edges of the recto | 54.5 x 65.5 cm (image) | RCIN 735041
This view is engraved after the watercolour painted in 1797 by Bacler d'Albe which is now in the archives of the Service Historique de l'Armee de Terre at the Chateau de Vincennes (catalogue number B160). The artist became a General and was Napoleon's personal cartographer from 1804 to 1814, serving as the Director of the Depot de la Guerre from 1799 to 1804, and as the Chef du Bureau Topographique from 1804 to 1814.
The scene shows the second, successful, French assault with Napoleon's troops taking command of the bridge over the River Adda. The French army is firing at the Austrian troops on the other side of the river and Napoleon can be seen in the lower left corner, directing his men.
Condition: no fold lines.
Louis Albert Ghislain, Bacler d'Albe (1761-1824) (artist and publisher) [bottom centre:] A Milan chez le C.en Dalbe casa Diotti Borgo – monforte; [left, below view:] Point sur les lieux par Bacler Dalbe Gëographe de G.al Bonaparte.
Giacomo Mercoli II (1745-1825) (engraver) [right, below view:] Gravé par Mercoli Pere.
Subject(s)
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821)Army-AustriaArmy-HabsburgArmy-FranceWatermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines
54.5 x 65.5 cm (image)
cropped (platemark)
56.2 x 71.8 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
Bataille de Lodi / Le 21. Floreal an 4.me Répain L'Avant garde de l'Armée Francaise commandée par le G.al Bonaparte se forme en colonne et s'élance avec la rapidité de / l'éclair sur le pont de Lodi, elle renverse l Armée Autrichienne retranchée de l'autre côté de l'Adda avec 30. Pieces de canon don’t elle s'empare. [bottom, below view]
Printed title:
N.o 6. [top right, above view]
Annotations:
[Bottom left, black pencil:] XV/41 Military Battle of Lodi 11 May 1796 Port folio No 3 G-3; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1796-13; [top left, black pencil:] 16; [top right, black pencil:] 13; [centre, obscured by paper backing:] 16.
George III catalogue entry:
Lodi Vue de la Bataille de Lodi gagnée par l'Armée Française commandée par le General Bonaparte sur l'Armée Autrichienne le 11 Mai 1796; par Bacler Dalbe, gravée par Mercoli, pere.
Subject(s)
Lodi, Lombardy, Italy (45°18ʹ48ʺN 09°30ʹ10ʺE)
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