Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bust

ca. 1805 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bust of felspathic stoneware painted with enamels of Napoleon as First Consul. Square pedestal.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Felspathic stoneware painted with enamels
Brief description
Bust of felspathic stoneware painted with enamels of Napoleon as First Consul, Staffordshire, ca. 1805.
Physical description
Bust of felspathic stoneware painted with enamels of Napoleon as First Consul. Square pedestal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'W.H.J.' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Bust depicting Napolean as First Consul Possibly made at Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool, about 1805 Mark: 'W.H.J.', impressed Stoneware C.5-1921 Given by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall, D.S.O., through the National Art Collections Fund After a portrait by J.-A.-D. Ingres of 1804(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
After a portrait by J.-A.-D. Ingres of 1804.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.5-1921

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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