Artiste(s):

after Gérard, François, baron (1770-1837)

 unknown maker

Titre anglais composé:

Napoleon the Great.

Titre inscrit:

NAPOLEON LE GRAND

Description:

Full-length portrait of Napoleon in coronation robes, holding a sceptre topped by an eagle. He looks straight out at the viewer. He wears a rich embroidered ermine-lined robe and is crowned with laurels. Next to him on a stool rest a crowned globe and a hand of justice. Behind him the imperial throne is also richly decorated, with an 'N' on the back. A heavy curtain provides the backdrop. The carpet is decorated with bees, symbol of the new Empire. The border features 'N's and a number of imperial military insignia.

Travail Original:

Napoléon Ier, Empereur des français en grand costume du sacre.

by

Gérard, François, baron (1770-1837)

1805

. Oil on canvas; 223 x 143 cm; Musée national du château de Versailles et de Trianon.

Sujet(s):

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821) -- portrait -- -- Coronation robes

Coronation (2 December 1804) -- Grand Costume

Technique:

engraving

Dimensions:

261 x 203 mm (sheet)

Type de papier:

wove paper

Condition:

fine

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. 0622

Œuvres associées:

Gérard, François, baron (1770-1837); 'Napoléon Ier, Empereur des français en grand costume du sacre.'

Cote:

8° N III Gérard 001