Napoleon Le Grand
François Gerard (after) 4 May 1770 - 11 Jan 1837
Summary
Engraving of Napoléon I, Emperor of France. Whole length with short hair, laurel wreath, lace tie, and ermine robes. He is shown standing beside a throne under an embroidered canopy, holding a sceptre in his right hand with the sceptre of the hand of justice and an orb to the left. There is a decorative border with the title below. Napoléon personally chose Desnoyers to engrave his portrait after François Gérard's portrait of the Emperor.
Object Name
Napoleon Le Grand
Creators Name
Date Created
1808
accession number
1920.191
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920
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