Andrea APPIANI (Milan, 1754 - 1817) Union of the Cisalpine Republic and the French Republic Pen and brown ink, over pencil lines (Freckles) Without frame 15.5 x 24 cm This drawing is a preparation for the engraving by Giacomo Mercoli, which he made after Appiani's composition. The engraving was used for the letterhead of the Cisalpine Republic (see Mercedes Precerutti-Garberi, Andrea Appiani pittore di Napoleone, cat. exp., Milan, 1969, cat. 55, repr. fig. 45). Andrea APPIANI (Milan, 1754 - 1817) 15.5 x 24 cm