{"product_id":"1796-london-chronicle-early-napoleon-buonaparte-dispatch-george-washington-portrait-advertisement","title":"1796 London Chronicle — Early Napoleon “Buonaparte” Dispatch \u0026 George Washington Portrait Advertisement","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOriginal complete issue of \u003cem\u003eThe London Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, No. 5855, Volume LXXX, published in London from Saturday, November 26, to Tuesday, November 29, 1796. Eight pages, numbered 513–520.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable eighteenth-century newspaper contains an extensive military dispatch from the young \u003cstrong\u003eNapoleon Bonaparte\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed under the heading:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Buonaparte, Commander in Chief of the Army of Italy, to the Executive Directory.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDated at headquarters in Verona on November 14, 1796, the report describes French operations against the Austrian armies in northern Italy. Bonaparte recounts troop movements, engagements, prisoners taken and artillery captured during the critical fighting surrounding Mantua. The dispatch concludes with his name, \u003cstrong\u003e“Buonaparte,” printed in type\u003c\/strong\u003e. It dates from Napoleon’s First Italian Campaign, the brilliant series of operations that established his military reputation and began his ascent to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf particular American interest, another page carries a contemporary advertisement announcing publication of \u003cstrong\u003e“A Whole-Length Print of General Washington.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Offered by London publisher A. C. de Poggi, the large engraving was created by Thomas Cheesman after John Trumbull’s celebrated portrait of Washington at Trenton. The advertisement states that Trumbull’s original portrait had been painted from life in Philadelphia and praises both its likeness and its portrayal of Washington’s character. It gives the engraving’s size as 18 by 26 inches and its original price as one and one-half guineas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional content includes European military intelligence, British parliamentary proceedings, maritime news, financial reports, theatrical notices and advertisements—an exceptionally broad record of Georgian Britain and revolutionary Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe London Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssue:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 5855, Volume LXXX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26–29, 1796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 513–520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete eight-page newspaper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood overall condition for an original newspaper more than 225 years old. Expected age toning, scattered foxing, original folds, edge wear, small tears and former binding or stitching marks along the spine. An old institutional stamp appears on an interior page. There is a substantial irregular loss along the outer margin of page 519, affecting portions of the postscript text but not the important George Washington advertisement. The Napoleon dispatch is complete and readily legible. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant clarification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Napoleon’s name is printed as part of the published dispatch; this is not an original handwritten Napoleon signature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52799727599898,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_2870.jpg?v=1788609036","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/products\/1796-london-chronicle-early-napoleon-buonaparte-dispatch-george-washington-portrait-advertisement","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}