Artiste(s):

after Frémy, Jacques-Noel-Marie (1782-1867)

sc. Fontaine, Jean-Mathias (1791-1853)

Titre anglais composé:

Sir Hudson Lowe.

Inscription:

Fromy delt / J. M. Fontaine Sct

Description:

Portrait bust of Sir Hudson Lowe, in military uniform. He was appointed governor of St Helena in 1816, and was Napoleon's guardian until the end of his life. The relationship between Lowe and Napoleon was cold and tense.

Travail Original:

Sir Hudson Lowe.

by

Frémy, Jacques-Noel-Marie (1782-1867)

Sujet(s):

Lowe, Sir Hudson (1769-1844)

Technique:

engraving, hand-coloured

Dimensions:

226 x 153 mm (plate mark)

Condition:

soiled, stained

Note spécifique à l'exemplaire:

recto, bottom right: "Sir hudson lowe" ; pencil marks on the figure's forehead, face, and collar

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. 2566

Œuvres associées:

Frémy, Jacques-Noel-Marie (1782-1867); 'Sir Hudson Lowe.'

Cote:

8° P 032