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Empress Eugenie (1826–1920)

1855
Not on view
A close copy of a painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1806–1873), the portrait depicts Eugénie de Montijo de Guzmán (1826–1920), wife of Emperor Napoleon III and mother of the prince imperial.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Empress Eugenie (1826–1920)
  • Maker: Marie-Pauline Laurent (French, 1805–1860)
  • Date: 1855
  • Culture: French, Sèvres
  • Medium: Painted enamel on copper; gesso and gilt-wood frame
  • Dimensions: Overall (enamel): 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 14.9 cm); Overall (frame): 12 1/8 × 10 in. (30.8 × 25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2004
  • Object Number: 2004.125
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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