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Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December

1851–55
Not on view
“Napoléon le 2 décembre” was inscribed on a label once affixed to the backing of this sheet. If the identification is sound, the drawing represents the triumphant Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte the day he staged a coup d’état to overthrow the Republican government in 1851. He was later crowned Emperor Napoléon III, and the Second Empire took hold.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December
  • Artist: Constantin Guys (French, Flushing 1802–1892 Paris)
  • Date: 1851–55
  • Medium: Graphite, brown ink, and gray wash on off-white wove paper
  • Dimensions: 6 5/16 x 11 5/8 in. (16.1 x 29.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.637
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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