This painting was commissioned for Versailles in 1835; it is a copy of a work now lost.
Sub-Lieutenant in 1794, aide-de-camp to Desaix and captain in 1796 and squadron chief in 1798, Rapp became Bonaparte’s aide-de-camp in 1800 and was to remain so until 1814. Brigadier General in 1803, Division General in 1804, he took part in all the great campaigns of the Empire.
General Jean Rapp (1771-1821)
Artist(s) : CIBOT Edouard
