Drop N°01 · Pièce I of III
L'Ascension
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Jacques-Louis David · 1801 · Musée national du château de Malmaison
1801. David paints a man who has already won before the battle even begins — not a general climbing a mountain, but an emperor bending history to his will. The rearing horse, the storm, the outstretched hand. Pure ascension.
Shown framed for display — frame not included.
Numbered edition · your number is assigned at order
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Arrives damaged? Free replacement — photos within 14 days is all we need.
About this work
Painted in 1801 for King Charles IV of Spain, David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps is not a record of an event — it is a vision of power. The young First Consul commissioned the painting himself, dictating the rearing horse, the calm hand, the storm in the sky. The names "Bonaparte", "Hannibal", "Karolus Magnus" carved into the rock at his feet place him in a lineage that has crossed those Alps before. The work hangs at the Château de Malmaison; this is its high-resolution reproduction.
About the print
Museum-grade giclée poster on heavy 200 gsm matte, uncoated fine-art paper — a velvety, glare-free surface with deep blacks and true colour. Archival pigment inks rated for 100+ years of fade resistance. Shipped flat-rolled in a protective tube. Frame not included. Each piece is numbered before it ships.
Shipping & returns
Every poster is printed for your order — nothing here is pulled from a shelf. Allow 2–3 weeks from order to your door, anywhere in the U.S., free with tracking. Posters ship rolled in a sturdy tube and may be returned within 14 days. And if yours ever arrives damaged, we replace it — a photo within 14 days is all we need.
Drop N°01
Complete the wall
The three works were released together. Collectors hang them together.
One click. Three works. As they were meant to hang.