Artist(s):

unknown maker

after David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825)

Composed Title English:

Napoleon.

Inscribed Title:

NAPOLEON.

Inscription:

[facsimile signature: Buonaparte]

Description:

Bust portrait of Napoleon, one hand in vest in the traditional pose. He wears his colonel of the Foot Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard uniform. Based on David's original. The portrait is surrounded by an elaborate frame decorated with Napoleonic insignia : 'N's at each of the four corners, a bee below, flanked by a hand of justice and a Carolingian sceptre, banners marked "AUSTERLITZ" and "St HELENA", topped by an eagle.

Original Work:

L'Empereur dans son cabinet de travail aux Tuileries.

by

David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825)

1812

. Oil on canvas; 203.9 x 125.1 cm; Washington DC, Kress Collection, National Gallery

Subject Heading(s):

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

Related Works:

David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825); 'L'Empereur dans son cabinet de travail aux Tuileries.'

LocNo:

DC203 B775 1840z

Added Location:

vol. 1, frontispiece