Artist(s):

unknown maker

after GROS, Antoine-Jean, baron (1771-1835)

Composed Title English:

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, King of Italy.

Inscribed Title:

NAPOLÉON IER || Empereur des Français || Roi d'Italie.

Description:

Bust-length portrait of Napoleon, looking over his shoulder. Over his military uniform decorated with the Legion of Honour, he wears a mantle embroidered with bees. In his right hand he holds an eagle-headed staff. We wears a crown made of olive branches, symbolic of peace. This is based on Gros's portrait of Napoleon on the Bridge at Arcole, though many details have been changed: hair, crown, uniform, mantle, staff.

Original Work:

Bonaparte au pont d'Arcole (17 novembre 1796).

by

Gros, Antoine-Jean, baron (1771-1835)

1796

. Oil on canvas; 130 x 94 cm; Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon.

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