Napoléon, Emperor of the French

1811
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Napoléon, Emperor of the French
  • Artist: After Alexandre Evariste Fragonard (French, Grasse 1780–1850 Paris)
  • Etcher: Henri Castel (French, born Grasse 1783)
  • Engraver: Madame Benoist (French, active ca. 1810)
  • Publisher: Marcelle (French, active ca. 1810)
  • Sitter: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
  • Date: 1811
  • Medium: Etching and engraving on laid paper
  • Dimensions: image: 18 1/16 x 12 5/8 in. (45.8 x 32 cm)
    plate: 22 13/16 x 15 3/8 in. (58 x 39.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of James Draper, in memory of Kathleen Howard, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.150.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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