Artiste(s):

unknown maker

after David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825)

Titre anglais composé:

Napoleon.

Titre inscrit:

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.

Travail Original:

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

Sujet(s):

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

Œuvres associées:

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

Cote:

DC203 B775 1840z

Endroit supplémentaire:

vol. 1, frontispiece