Artist(s):

after DELAROCHE, Hippolyte, dit Paul (1797-1856)

sc. FRENCH, William (c.1815-1898)

Composed Title English:

Napoleon, 1814.

Inscribed Title:

Napoleon, 1814.

Inscription:

2. // De la Roche, pt // Kunstblatt zum Illustrirten Familien Kalender, 1865. // W. French, sc. // Druck u. Verlag d. Englischen Kunstanstalt v.A.H. Payne, Leipzig, Dresden & Wien.

Description:

Full-length portrait of Napoleon after his first abdication in 1814. He is seated on a chair, his left arm hanging over the back of the chair. He wears his military uniform and overcoat, his hat is on the floor. He has taken off his sword, which lies behind him, a sign of his lack of power.

Original Work:

Napoléon à Fontainebleau, le 2 avril 1814.

by

Delaroche, Paul (1797-1856)

1840

. Oil on canvas; Invalides, Musée de l'Armée.

Subject Heading(s):

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821) -- abdication (1814)

Medium:

engraving

Date:

1865

Series:

Number 2 from "Illustrirten Familien Kalender" of 1865.

Publication Place:

Leipzig, Dresden & Vienna.

Dimensions:

281 x 203 mm (sheet),

Paper Type:

wove paper

Condition:

fine.

Copy Specific:

verso, in pencil : "25"

McGill Notes:

Pennington Catalogue p. 1406

Related Works:

DELAROCHE, Paul (1797-1856) ; 'Napoléon à Fontainebleau, le 2 avril 1814.'

LocNo:

8° N III 053