Artist(s):
after HOUDON, Jean Antoine (1741-1828)
del. & sc. MÉCOU
Composed Title English:
Napoleon the Great, first Emperor of the French.
Inscribed Title:
IMPERATORI FRANCORUM PRIMO, || NULLI ROMANORUM SECUNDO, || NAPOLEONI MAGNO.
Inscription:
Dessiné et gravé par Mécou d'après le buste de Houdon.
Description:
Bust portrait of Napoleon in military uniform, wearing one medal, right three-quarter view.
Original Work:
byHoudon, Jean Antoine (1741-1828)
. Marble; h:72 x w: 53 cm x d: 29 cm; Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon.Subject Heading(s):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Medium:
stipple and line engraving
Dimensions:
203 x 130 mm (plate mark) ; 261 x 203 mm (sheet).
Paper Type:
wove paper
Condition:
fine.
McGill Notes:
Pennington Catalogue p. 0748
LocNo:
8° N III 056