Les Huit Epoques de Napoléon, par un peintre d'histoire

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Bouvier, Charles (engraver)

Etching titled 'Les Huit Epoques de Napoléon, par un peintre d'histoire'. Lettered with 'Steuben pinx.' and 'Ch. Bouvier sc'.

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Categories	Prints Caricatures & Cartoons
Object type	Print
Title	Les Huit Epoques de Napoléon, par un peintre d'histoire (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Etching Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description	Caricature by Charles Bouvier (worked second quarter of 19th century) titled 'Les Huit Epoques de Napoléon, par un peintre d'histoire'. Depicts the rise and fall of Napoléon illustrated by eight different aspects of his 'bicorne' hat. Engraved by C. Bouvier, after Steuben.
Physical description	Etching titled 'Les Huit Epoques de Napoléon, par un peintre d'histoire'. Lettered with 'Steuben pinx.' and 'Ch. Bouvier sc'.
Dimensions	Height: 24.2cm Width: 31.4cm Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions	'Steuben pinx.' (Lettered with title, and) 'Ch. Bouvier sc.' (and)
Subjects depicted	Humour Caricatures Bicornes Bonaparte, Napoleon III
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.794-1968

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O692625/les-huit-epoques-de-napoléon-print-bouvier-charles/

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