"Volta devant le Premier Consul/Volta delante del Primer Consul" - "Volta, (Alexandre), universally known for his invention of the electro-motor, was born in Cosne in 1745. During the Italian wars, Napoleon heard of him and his experiments, and when, after the conquest, he returned to France, he called the famous physicist who, before the First Consul and one of the many commissions of the Institute, renewed his experiments, which were received by both of them with all the admiration they deserved, and earned him the golden medallion of the Institute, offered to him by Napoleon." -Lithograph on wove paper, enhanced with watercolor - Sheet dimensions: H. 451mm x W. 630mm - Subject dimensions: H. 287mm x W. 402mm - Condition A-: Good condition, despite scattered freckling in the margins, as well as a small ink stain in the left margin and on the subject, and soiling. (HISTORICAL MEMORIES-EMPIRE-NAPOLEON)