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Object Type
Museum number: 1868,0808.2467
Title: Object: His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon, born the 15th August 1769, died at St Helena the 5th May 1821
Description: Portrait of Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, after Steuben; half-length, directed to the left and looking to left, attired in uniform with cross and Grand Eagle of the Legion of honour, his right hand slipped inside his waistcoat; in oval; below, an eagle clutching thunderbolts. 1826 Etching and engraving on chine collé
Producer name: Print made by: Achille Lefèvre; After: Baron Charles Guillaume Henri Auguste François Louis Steuben; Published by: Molteno; Published by: Chaillou-Potrelle
School/style: British; French
Production date: 1826
Production place: Published in: London (England); Published in: Paris (France)
Materials
Technique: engraving; etching
Dimensions: Height: 428 millimetres; Width: 323 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique. (undescribed); IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (18)
Location: Not on display
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1868
Acquisition notes: With initials WM writen in brown ink, recto, lower left (Lugt 2639, unidentified mark, possibly W. Mayor)
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0808.2467

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