Napoleon crossing the Beresina — October 29, 1812 — D. Mattoni, no. 25

Description

Postcard depicting Napoleon on horseback during the crossing of the Beresina on October 29, 1812, with a commemorative plaque in the foreground. The reverse features a handwritten address to Elisa Berry in Florence, an Italian 5 centesimi postage stamp, and a postmark from Bologna dated August 11, 1911. Copyright A. Noyer, 1911, visible at the bottom left.