Artiste(s):
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:
bySujet(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