An antique line and stipple engraving by W. Read.. Jean-Baptiste Kléber, (born March 9, 1753, Strasbourg, France - died June 14, 1800, Cairo, Egypt), French general of the Revolutionary wars who suppressed the counterrevolutionary uprising in the Vendée area of western France in 1793. He later played a prominent role in Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign (1798 - 1800). 'Lodon Published by Richard Bentley. 1836. Facsimilie signature beneath image.
Approx 10cms by 12cms.
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