Artist(s):

after Lethière, Guillaume Guillon (1760-1832)

sc. Pigeot

Composed Title English:

Marie-Anne-Elisa Bonaparte, Madame Bacchiocchi, Grand duchess of Tuscany.

Inscribed Title:

Bonaparte (Marie-Anne-Elisa) (Madame Bacchiocchi). || Grande duchesse de Toscane †1820

Inscription:

Peint par Lethierre // Gravé par Pigeot

Description:

Full-length portrait of Elisa, standing at the top of a stairway, one hand on the balustrade. She is in court dress : a gown with a stiff upright collar, neckline earrings, pearls, and a crown. Her train partly rests on the Ottoman behind her, while the rest cascades down the stairs. Curtains in the background. The balustrade knob bears an 'N' monogram. Based on Lethière's original.

Original Work:

Elisa Bonaparte.

by

Lethière, Guillaume Guillon (1760-1832)

1806

. Oil on canvas; 217 x 141 cm; Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon.

Subject Heading(s):

Elisa Bonaparte Bacciochi, Princess of Piombino (1777-1820)

Medium:

engraving

Dimensions:

315 x 228 mm (sheet)

Paper Type:

wove paper

Condition:

fine

Copy Specific:

recto, below right, in pencil : "4"

McGill Notes:

Pennington Catalogue p. 1855

Duplicates:

WIP39 G24 elf, vol. 12, Série X, Section 7

Related Works:

Lethière, Guillaume Guillon (1760-1832); 'Elisa Bonaparte.'

LocNo:

8° O III 004