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'Marengo', 1815 (c)

Soft-ground etching by and after James Ward, published by R Ackermann, Strand, London, 1 August 1824. The original painting was painted for the Duke of Northumberland.

Marengo was an Arab horse with a light grey coat, standing just over 14 hands high. Purchased by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) after the Battle of Aboukir in 1799, he was named after the French victory at Marengo in 1800. Marengo's skeleton currently resides in the National Army Museum.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1963-09-89-2

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, London

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-09-89-2