Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa

Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa ( Bonaparte visitant les pestiférés de Jaffa ) is an 1804 painting commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte from Antoine-Jean Gros to portray an event during the Egyptian Campaign . The scene shows Napoleon during a striking scene which occurred in Jaffa in 1799, during which he wished to show himself as a Christ -like figure by healing with his touch. He tried to raise his troops' morale (and perhaps also test his own destiny) by approaching and touching those among them who had fallen victim to a plague epidemic which had hit the French army. This is part of the collection of French paintings at the Louvre . Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa , French Painting at the Musée du Louvre.

Bonaparte Visits the Plague Stricken in Jaffa ( ) is an 1804 painting commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte from Antoine-Jean Gros to portray an event during the Egyptian Campaign . The scene shows Napoleon during a striking scene which occurred in Jaffa on 11 March 1799, when then General Bonaparte made a daring and spectacular visit to his sick soldiers. It was an attempt to quell unsavory rumours after Napoleon ordered that fifty incurable dying plague victims in Jaffa be poisoned (without complete success) during his retreat from his Syrian expedition. This is part of the collection of French paintings at the Louvre . Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa , French Painting at the Musée du Louvre.

Bonaparte Visits the Plague Stricken in Jaffa ( ) is an 1804 painting commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte by Antoine-Jean Gros to portray an event during the Egyptian Campaign . The scene shows Napoleon during a striking scene which is supposed to have occurred in Jaffa on 11 March 1799, depicting then General Bonaparte making a visit to his sick soldiers at the Armenian Saint Nicholas Monastery . The commission was an attempt to embroider Bonaparte's mythology and quell reports that Napoleon had ordered fifty plague victims in Jaffa be given fatal doses of opium during his retreat from his Syrian expedition. This is part of the collection of French paintings at the Louvre . On 18 September 1804, the painting was exhibited at the Salon de Paris , between Napoleon's proclamation as emperor on 18 May and his coronation at Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December. Dominique Vivant Denon , who participated in Bonaparte's expedition to Egypt and was now director of the musée du Louvre, acted as advisor to Gros on it. Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa , French Painting at the Musée du Louvre.

1804 painting by Antoine-Jean Gros Bonaparte Visits the Plague Stricken in Jaffa ( ) is an oil-on-canvas painting commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte and painted in 1804 by Antoine-Jean Gros , portraying an event during the French invasion of Egypt . The scene shows Napoleon during a striking scene which is supposed to have occurred in Jaffa on 11 March 1799, depicting the French general making a visit to his ill soldiers at the Armenian Saint Nicholas Monastery . The commission was an attempt to embroider Bonaparte's mythology and quell reports that Napoleon had ordered fifty plague victims in Jaffa be given fatal doses of opium during his retreat from his Syrian expedition. It also served a propaganda purpose in countering reports of French atrocities during their capture of Jaffa . On 18 September 1804, the painting was exhibited at the Salon de Paris , between Napoleon's proclamation as emperor on 18 May and his coronation at Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December. Dominique Vivant Denon , who participated in Bonaparte's expedition to Egypt and was now director of the musée du Louvre, acted as advisor to Gros on it. The painting now forms part of the collection of French paintings at the Louvre . Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa , French Painting at the Musée du Louvre.