What is the city but the people?
Poster
2011 (published)
2011 (published)
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Poster features a reproduced a painting of Napoleon Bonaparte by Paul Delaroche, in profile with his head turned to the left facing outwards. The reproduction is in orange hues on a mainly dark background with the quote "A throne is only a bench covered in velvet" in lighter orange lettering in the lower third of the image.
Object details
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| Title | What is the city but the people? (assigned by artist) |
| Brief description | Poster by Jeremy Deller 'What is the city but the people?' featuring Napoleon Bonaparte, Art on the Underground, 2011 |
| Physical description | Poster features a reproduced a painting of Napoleon Bonaparte by Paul Delaroche, in profile with his head turned to the left facing outwards. The reproduction is in orange hues on a mainly dark background with the quote "A throne is only a bench covered in velvet" in lighter orange lettering in the lower third of the image. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.641-2019 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2019 |
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