Artiste(s):

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

sc. FRENCH, William (c.1815-1898)

Titre anglais composé:

Napoleon, 1814.

Titre inscrit:

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.

Travail Original:

Napoléon à Fontainebleau, le 2 avril 1814.

by

Delaroche, Paul (1797-1856)

1840

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

Sujet(s):

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

Technique:

engraving

Date:

1865

Serie:

Number 2 from "Illustrirten Familien Kalender" of 1865.

Endroit d'imprimeurs:

Leipzig, Dresden & Vienna.

Dimensions:

281 x 203 mm (sheet),

Type de papier:

wove paper

Condition:

fine.

Note spécifique à l'exemplaire:

verso, in pencil : "25"

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. 1406

Œuvres associées:

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

Cote:

8° N III 053