About Bonaparte Before the Sphinx

Bonaparte Before the Sphinx is an 1886 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. It is also known as Oedipus (Œdipe). It depicts Napoleon Bonaparte during his Egyptian campaign, positioned on horseback in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, with his army in the background.

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Bonaparte Before the Sphinx

painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme

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