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Napoleon I

Print
28/06/1814 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, head and shoulders, facing half left and wearing military uniform,.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNapoleon I (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, head and shoulders portrait of Napoleon I wearing military uniform. Mezzotint by Charles Turner after Jacques-Louis David, 1814. Proof.
Physical description
Portrait, head and shoulders, facing half left and wearing military uniform,.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.6cm
  • Width: 25.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Production typeProof
Marks and inscriptions
'Bonaparte; from a Picture in the possession of the Right Honble. Lord Brooke. David pinxt. C. Turner sculpt. London: Pub. June 28, 1814, for the Proprietor, by Thompson, 26, St. James Street. Proof.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.581-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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