English
DonateMembershipTickets

Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, to left

Sitter Napoléon Bonaparte French
1781–1811
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, to left
  • Artist: Gilles Louis Chrétien (French, Versailles 1754–1811 Paris)
  • Sitter: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
  • Date: 1781–1811
  • Medium: Aquatint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 3 9/16 × 2 13/16 in. (9 × 7.2 cm)
    Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 11/16 in. (12.3 × 9.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Glenn Tilley Morse Collection, Bequest of Glenn Tilley Morse, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.602.306
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
Portrait of Citoyen Boncourt, Gilles Louis Chrétien  French, Aquatint
Gilles Louis Chrétien
After Jean Fouquet
1781–1811
Silhouette of a Celebrated Commander on the Retir'd List, John Bruce  British, Aquatint
Attributed to John Bruce
Sitter Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
1830–35
Portrait of an unknown lady, to left, Gilles Louis Chrétien  French, Hand-colored aquatint
Engraver Gilles Louis Chrétien
after Jean Fouquet
1781–1811
Christmas card, 1929, Hans Bastanier  German, Color aquatint and engraving
Hans Bastanier
1929
Portrait of a man in uniform to right, Gilles Louis Chrétien  French, Etching and aquatint
Gilles Louis Chrétien
After Jean Simon Fournier
1786–99

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.