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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French

Portrait Drawing
c.1820 (made), 1825 (collected)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of 69 assorted portrait drawings collected in an album

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNapoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Brief description
Elizabeth Turner. Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French. After Duplessi-Bertaux's 1800 sketch
One of 69 portrait drawings collected and bound in a volume by Dawson Turner, 1825.
Physical description
One of 69 assorted portrait drawings collected in an album
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.625in
  • Width: 2.125in
  • Volume height: 14.75in
  • Volume width: 11.75in
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Accession number
E.1141-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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