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Object Type
print
Museum number
1873,0712.590
Title
Object:
Bonaparte First Consul of France aged 36
Description
Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte as First Consul, after Guérin; bust-length, looking to the left, short-haired, wearing uniform embroidered with leaves. 1802 Mezzotint
Producer name
Print made by:
Franz Gabriel Fiessinger
After:
Jean Urbain Guerin
Published by:
Laurie & Whittle
School/style
British
German
French
Production date
1802
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
Dimensions
Height:
348 millimetres
Width:
250 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The original design by Guérin depicts Bonaparte as a general sporting long hair (see for instance 1889,0603.228), which he cut once he became consul. This plate appears to have originally portrayed him with long hair (see traces above the shoulders).
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
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (Napoleon)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Henry Stevens & Son
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Richard Percival
Acquisition date
1873
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1873,0712.590