Artist(s):
after GIRODET, Anne Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, dit (1767-1824)
sc. HUOT, Hippolyte Benoît (1795-?)
del. SANDOZ, Auguste
Composed Title English:
Charles Bonaparte, father of the Emperor Napoleon.
Inscribed Title:
Bonaparte (Charles de) || Père de l'Empereur Napoleon † 1785.
Inscription:
Peint par Girodet // Gravé par Huot // Dessiné par Sandoz // 2743 // Sie X. Son 7 // Diagraphe et Pantographe-Gavard
Description:
Full-length portrait of Charles Bonaparte, looking straight out at the viewer, with one hand resting on a highly decorated chair, the other motioning to some books and papers on the table. A curtain, column, and mountain in the background. This is based on Girodet's original posthumous portrait of Napoleon's father in late 18th century garb.
Original Work:
byGirodet, Anne Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, dit (1767-1824)
. Oil on canvas; 218 x 139 cm; Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon.Subject Heading(s):
Bonaparte, Charles (1746-1785)
Medium:
engraving
Date:
[1838-1846]
Series:
Galeries Historiques de Versailles
Dimensions:
307 x 210 mm (not including mount) ; 308 x 228 mm (sheet)
Paper Type:
chiné collé
Condition:
fine
Copy Specific:
verso, in pencil : "42"
McGill Notes:
Pennington Catalogue p. 1852
Variants:
Galeries Historiques de Versailles, WIP39 G24 elf, vol. 12, Série X, Section 7.
Related Works:
GIRODET, Anne Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, dit (1767-1824); 'Charles Marie Bonaparte.'
LocNo:
8° O II 001