Artiste(s):

engraver LEVACHEZ, Charles François Gabriel (act.1760-1820)

painter BOILLY, Louis-Léopold (1761-1845)

Titre anglais composé:

Bonaparte.

Inscription:

From a portrait painted by Boilly, engraved by Levachez || and published in August, 1802. // [facsimile signature of the sitter:] Bonaparte

Description:

Bust portrait of Napoleon as First Consul, based on Louis-Léopold Boilly's 1801-1802 portrait; here Napoleon is about 32 years old. A facsimile signature of the sitter shows a change in nomenclature from Buonaparte to Bonaparte.

Travail Original:

Portrait de Bonaparte, premier Consul de la République française.

by

Boilly, Louis-Léopold (1761-1845)

1801-1802

. Oil on canvas, 21 x 15.5 cm, private collection

Sujet(s):

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821) -- Portrait -- -- First Consul

Technique:

aquatint and etching

Date:

1802

Dimensions:

169 x 97 mm (not including mount paper). 260 x 210 mm (sheet).

Type de papier:

wove paper

Condition:

fine

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. 386

Œuvres associées:

BOILLY, Louis-Léopold (1761-1845); 'Portrait de Bonaparte, premier Consul de la République française.'

Cote:

8° N I 005