Artist(s):

unknown maker

after Appiani, Andrea (1754-1817)

Composed Title English:

Napoleon Bonaparte First Consul of France.

Inscribed Title:

NAPOLÉON BONAPARTE || PER CONSUL DE FRANCE.

Inscription:

Philosophe profond, invincible Guerrier, || L'Olive sur son front embellit le Laurier.

Description:

Bust portrait of Napoleon, looking slightly left, wearing the bicorne. A lettered plaque below the oval bears the title and verse. Above the oval a laurel wreath, symbol of victory. Napoleon encouraged the image of himself as not only a man of war but also a thinker. Based on Appiani's portrait.

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:

engraving and stipple

Dimensions:

207 x 134 mm (plate mark); 233 x 156 mm (not including mount); 262 x 203 mm (sheet).

Paper Type:

wove paper

Condition:

fine

Copy Specific:

mounted

McGill Notes:

Pennington Catalogue p. 0373

Related Works:

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

LocNo:

8° N II 011