Artiste(s):

unknown maker

after Appiani, Andrea (1754-1817)

Titre anglais composé:

General Bonaparte.

Titre inscrit:

GENERAL BUONAPARTE.

Description:

Bust profile of a young Napoleon with long hair tied with a small bow, based on Appiani's 1796 Milan portrait. This is reminiscent of the profile portrait long supposed to be by Pontornini, of 1785 or 1786, but which, it has recently been argued, is a forgery.

Travail Original:

Bonaparte profile.

by

Appiani, Andrea (1754-1817)

Sujet(s):

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

Technique:

lithograph

Dimensions:

118 x 83 mm (not including mount). 261 x 204 (sheet).

Type de papier:

wove paper

Condition:

fine, slightly staine.

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. 0058

Œuvres associées:

Appiani, Andrea (1754-1817); 'Bonaparte profile.'

Cote:

8° N I 015