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Paul-Victor Lebas French
The open countenance of Napoléon-Eugène-Louis (1856–1879), sole offspring of Napoleon III, helped freshen the image of the increasingly unpopular regime of the Second Empire. The cameo is close to but does not copy the marble statue by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux commissioned by the emperor in 1865 (Louvre, Paris).
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Title: The Prince Imperial
Artist:
Paul-Victor Lebas (French, active 1852–76)
Date: ca. 1865
Culture: French
Medium: Carnelian onyx
Dimensions: Overall: 1 9/16 x 1 3/16 in. (3.9 x 3 cm); 38.9 x 30 x 8.7 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Accession Number: 40.20.16
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