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.

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