On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Bust

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

Bust of Napoleon as First Consul, lead-glazed earthenware

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Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Bust
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Lead Glaze
Brief description
Bust of Napoleon as First Consul, lead-glazed earthenware, Staffordshire, ca. 1805
Physical description
Bust of Napoleon as First Consul, lead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
  • Conversion from imperial height: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BONAPARTE' (impressed on the back)
  • 'S' (impressed inside pedestal)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Bust depicting Napoleon as First Consul
Made in Staffordshire, about 1805
Marks: 'BONAPARTE', impressed on the back, 'S', impressed inside the pedestal
Lead-glazed earthenware

69-1874

After a portrait by J.-A.-D. Ingres of 1804
Credit line
Bought from the Haliburton Collection
Production
After a portrait by J.-A.-D. Ingres of 1804.
Subject depicted
Napoleon
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
69-1874

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
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