Capodimonte Porcelain Figure
Napoleon on Horse
By the master sculptor Bruno Merli
Signed 'Merli' next to blue Crown over N marks in tiny medallion
Base with N between two eagles
31.5 cm tall
Width base : 20 cm
The subject is taken after an oil on canvas by David
Between 1801 and 1805, the French artist Jacques-Louis David painted five versions of Napoleon Crossing the Alps, also known as Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass or Crossing the Alps.