Artist(s):

unknown maker

Composed Title English:

The Coronation.

Inscribed Title:

THE CORONATION.

Description:

Napoleon is about to place the imperial crown on the head of Josephine, as church and state dignitaries look on. The pope Pius VII is seated behind Napoleon. Reversed version of David's 'Coronation'. The image has been slightly cropped at the left compared to the original.

Original Work:

Sacre de l'Empereur Napoléon Ier et couronnement de l'Impératrice Joséphine dans la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 2 décembre 1804.

by

David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825)

1806-1807

. Oil on canvas; 621 x 979 cm; Paris, Musée du Louvre.

Subject Heading(s):

Coronation (2 December 1804)

Medium:

etching

Paper Type:

wove paper

Duplicates:

8° N III 036

Related Works:

DAVID, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825); 'Sacre de l'Empereur Napoléon Ier et couronnement de l'Impératrice Joséphine dans la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 2 décembre 1804.'

LocNo:

DC203 L79 1829

Added Location:

vol. 1, opp. p. 302