Suvorov crossing over the Alps. Artist V. Surikov.
Caption:
Suvorov Crossing the Alps in 1799 by Vasily Surikov; 1899. Count Alexander Suvorov (1729-1800) was a Russian field marshal who commanded a Russo-Austrian force in Italy in 1799. Ordered to relieve Russian troops in Switzerland, he famously marched across the Alps.
Credit:
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