The Arts Under Napoleon

The Arts Under Napoleon

Draper, James David

1978

72 pages

40 illustrations

8.5 x 11 in

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James David Draper

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Portrait of Napoleon I, baron François Gérard French, Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (26-28 warps per inch, 10-12 per cm.); gilded pine frame, French, Paris — Portrait of Napoleon I
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1805, woven 1808–11

Pair of candelabra with Winged Victories, Pierre Philippe Thomire French, Gilt bronze, French — Pair of candelabra with Winged Victories
Pierre Philippe Thomire
ca. 1810–15

Woven silk portrait of Louis XVI, Maisiat Père et Fils, Silk, French, Lyons — Woven silk portrait of Louis XVI
Maisiat Père et Fils
19th century

Georges-Auguste Couthon at the National Convention in 1793, Baron Dominique Vivant Denon French, Black chalk — Georges-Auguste Couthon at the National Convention in 1793
Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
ca. 1793

Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II), Baron Dominique Vivant Denon French, Graphite — Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II)
Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre
1794

Portraits of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727-1794), Bishop of Paris in 1792-93, and Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette (1763-1794), Procurator of the Commune in 1792, sketched on the way to the guillotine, April 12, 1794., Baron Dominique Vivant Denon French, Black chalk — Portraits of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727-1794), Bishop of Paris in 1792-93, and Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette (1763-1794), Procurator of the Commune in 1792, sketched on the way to the guillotine, April 12, 1794.
Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
1794

Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with the Rood Screen and Throne for the Coronation of King Louis XVIII, Charles Percier French, Pen and black ink, with colored wash — Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with the Rood Screen and Throne for the Coronation of King Louis XVIII
Charles Percier
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine
1815

Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798, François André Vincent French, Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white on beige washed paper; squared in graphite — Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798
François André Vincent
baron Antoine Jean Gros
ca. 1800

Les monuments d'Égypte, Oberkampf Manufactory French, Roller-printed cotton, French, Jouy-en-Josas — Les monuments d'Égypte
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1808

Daybed (lit de repos), François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter French, Mahogany and mahogany veneered on beechwood; gilt bronze, bronze, lampas, French, Paris — Daybed (lit de repos)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1795–1803

Table, Wood, carved, painted, and partly gilded; black granite top not original to table, Italian, Rome — Table
Italian, Rome
ca. 1775–80

Coin cabinet, Charles Percier French, Mahogany (probably Swietenia mahagoni), applied and inlaid silver, French, Paris — Coin cabinet
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1809–19

The Three Consuls: Napoleon, Cambacérès, Lebrun, Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy French, Bronze, struck, French — The Three Consuls: Napoleon, Cambacérès, Lebrun
Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy
1802

Equestrian Portrait of Napoleon as First Consul, Auvrest French, Pen and black ink and gray washes, with brown ink framing lines. — Equestrian Portrait of Napoleon as First Consul
Auvrest
n.d.

Equestrian Portrait of Napoleon, Auvrest French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink — Equestrian Portrait of Napoleon
Auvrest
n.d.

20-franc piece, 1808A, Jean-Pierre Droz French, Gold, French — 20-franc piece, 1808A
Jean-Pierre Droz
19th century

Napoleon, King of Italy, Wearing Iron Crown of Monza, Luigi Manfredini Italian, Bronze, struck, Italian, Milan — Napoleon, King of Italy, Wearing Iron Crown of Monza
Luigi Manfredini
1805

Napoleon, Antoine Denis Chaudet French, White marble, Italian — Napoleon
Antoine Denis Chaudet
19th century

Napoléon I (1769–1821), Jean-Baptiste Isabey French, Ivory — Napoléon I (1769–1821)
Jean-Baptiste Isabey
1810

Snuffbox, Victoire Boisot (widow of Etienne Lucien Blerzy), Gold, enamel, French — Snuffbox
Victoire Boisot (widow of Etienne Lucien Blerzy)
ca. 1810

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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), and Marshall B. Davidson, eds. 1980. The American Wing: A Guide. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.