Bonaparte Before the Sphinx Reproduction — Jean-Léon Gérôme
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Estimated delivery (calendar days) : Posters 5 · Canvases 8 · Framed canvases 12. Production and transit included. Delivery times are estimates.
Posters, canvases and framing options are available depending on size and destination.
A tracking link is emailed to you as soon as the order ships.
- You have 30 days from receipt to request a return.
- Return shipping costs are paid by the customer.
- Contact us before sending your return.
For a damaged, defective or incorrect item, contact us so we can arrange the appropriate solution.
Your statutory rights remain unaffected.
Have a question about your order? Our team is available Monday to Saturday from 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Write to us at Contact form .
Hours are in Paris time.
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Bonaparte Before the Sphinx, painted between 1867 and 1886 by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), sets General Bonaparte on horseback before the Great Sphinx of Giza. The army appears in the distant desert, while the framing omits the pyramids to concentrate the composition on the encounter between the figure and the ancient monument.
The scene refers to the Egyptian campaign and troop movements before the battle of 21 July 1798 against the Mamluks of Murad Bey. Gérôme, who travelled to Egypt several times from 1855 onward, exhibited the canvas at the 1886 Salon under the title Oedipus, linking Bonaparte with the hero facing the Sphinx.
- Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904)
- Title: Bonaparte Before the Sphinx, also known as Oedipus
- Date: 1867–1886
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 60.3 × 101 cm
- Collection: Hearst Castle, California State Parks, San Simeon
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