Napoleon Bonaparte
artist
François-Séraphin Delpech
(Paris, 1778 - 1825, Paris)
subject
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
(Ajaccio, 1769 - 1821, Saint Helena)
Dateabout 1820
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumLithograph
Dimensions27.3 x 18.1 cm (10 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP17s6
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryWhile attending finishing school in Paris during the 1850s, Isabella Stewart Gardner was captivated by French literature, culture, and history. Of particular note is her interest in the former French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. Isabella acquired this lithograph of Napoleon Bonaparte sometime before 1915, and displayed it with several other Napoleon-related souvenirs. The maker, François-Séraphin Delpech, was a renowned artist, lithographer, and art critic during the First French Empire and produced numerous lithographic portraits of leading figures of that time period.
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Last Updated8/9/24
EmbARK ObjectID12279
Source ID1412
