Artiste(s):

after Lefèvre, Robert (1755-1830)

sc. Levachez, Charles François Gabriel (act.1760-1820)

Titre anglais composé:

Napoleon in coronation robes.

Inscription:

France libre, tu dois ta gloire et ton bonheur || Au pouvoir de son bras, aux vertus de son coeur. // Levachez Sc.

Description:

Bust portrait of Napoleon in coronation robes, wearing a crown of laurels. Below the image, an eagle perched on a plaque bearing the inscription in verse. The eagle holds a lightning bolt, symbol of the "power of his arm". The laurel wreath and palm branch are symbols of the "virtues of his heart." Behind the eagle clouds and the rays of the sun. Based on Lefèvre's portrait full-length portrait of the Emperor in coronation robes.

Travail Original:

Napoléon Ier en costume du sacre.

by

Lefèvre, Robert (1755-1830)

1811

. Oil on canvas; 278 x 106 cm; Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon.

Sujet(s):

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821) -- portrait -- -- Coronation robes

Coronation (2 December 1804) -- Grand Costume

Technique:

aquatint

Dimensions:

180 x 112 mm (not including mount) ; 262 x 203 mm (sheet)

Type de papier:

wove paper

Condition:

fine

Note spécifique à l'exemplaire:

mounted ; verso: "Charles françois" ; "3"

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. *

Œuvres associées:

Lefèvre, Robert (1755-1830); 'Napoléon Ier en costume du sacre.'

Références:

Agence photographique de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux.

Cote:

8° N III Lefevre 002