Artist(s):

del. MASSARD, Jean Baptiste Félix (1773-?)

sc. MASSARD, Jean-Baptiste-Louis (1772-1810)

Composed Title English:

Bonaparte First Consul of the French Republic.

Inscribed Title:

Bonaparte || Premier Consul de la République Française.

Inscription:

J.B.F. Massard del. // J.B.L.Massard Fils, Sculp. // Déposée à la Bibliothèque.

Description:

Waist-length portrait of Napoleon wearing a large bicorn hat, set in oval, with oak and olive branches below, signifying respectively strength and peace. A plaque below the portrait is inscribed with the title. Resembling the Appiani portrait of Bonaparte as General, with the uniform slightly altered, and the bicorn added.

Original Work:

Bonaparte as General.

by

Appiani, Andrea (1754-1817)

1796

. pencil on paper; Milan, Brera.

Subject Heading(s):

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

Medium:

stipple and line engraving

Dimensions:

183 x 113 mm (not including mount paper); 261 x 203 mm (sheet)

Paper Type:

laid paper

Condition:

fine

Copy Specific:

mounted

McGill Notes:

Pennington Catalogue p. 0374

Related Works:

APPIANI, Andrea (1754-1817); 'Bonaparte as General.'

References:

DeVinck # 7468

LocNo:

8° N II 008