Artist(s):
after VERNET, Horace (1789-1863)
Composed Title English:
The apotheosis of Napoleon.
Signature:
H. Vernet
Description:
Napoleon's hat and sword rest on the tomb. At the left a small cluster of General Bertrand and family, with Gal Montholon standing, covering his face with his hand. In clouds, dead marshals from left to right: Lannes, Berthier, Brune, and Selim III ofEgypt kneeling in front of Desaix who is sitting. Behind them, Poniatowski & Bessières. Around them, bards sing to the glory of the emperor. Also Kleber, Ney, Duroc, Hoche, and others. Behind them thousands of marching soldiers. In the foreground, the remains of a shipwreck, a plank inscribed: RIVOLI PYRAMIDE MARENGO AUSTERLITZ JENA WAGRAM MOSCOWA MONMIRAIL LIGNY WAT -- that is where the ship broke. Based on the painting by Horace Vernet.
Original Work:
bySubject Heading(s):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821) -- death of
Medium:
aquatint
Edition:
Proof before letters
Dimensions:
503 x 692; sheet
Condition:
torn
Copy Specific:
verso: "5015-" ; 'S verre anneaux" ; something illegible
McGill Notes:
Pennington Catalogue p. 1753
Related Works:
Horace Vernet, L'Apothéose de Napoléon, 1821 (exh. 1822 in private exhib. because refused by Salon). Now in London, Wallace Collection.
References:
DeVinck 10372
LocNo:
Folio N V 002