Napoleon I
Print
1829 (published)
1829 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Portrait, full-length, of Napoleon in civilian clothes, seated beside a parapet on which rests a newspaper, facing half right.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Napoleon I (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Print depicting Napoleon in exile at St. Helena, reading a newspaper in civilian clothes. Mezzotint by Samuel William Reynolds after Horcace Vernet, 1829. |
| Physical description | Portrait, full-length, of Napoleon in civilian clothes, seated beside a parapet on which rests a newspaper, facing half right. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Horace Vernet S W Reynolds.' (Inscribed in ink) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
| Production | Attribution note: Undescribed state before letters |
| 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.517-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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