Medici vase with a scene of the château at Saint-Cloud (one of a pair)
Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory French
Jean François Robert French
Commissioned by Napoléon Bonaparte French
Napoleon I, who commissioned this vase as a gift for his brother, rides in a carriage in front of the royal residence at Saint-Cloud, where he was named emperor in 1804. The view offers a glimpse of the terraced gardens refined by André Le Notre that descent to the river Seine. This and the other vase in the pair, which depicts the emperor hunting in the hills nearby, are notable for their large scale, detailed gilding, and ground color that imitates tortoiseshell.
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