Napoleon aboard the ship Northumberland

Metadata

Title

Napoleon aboard the ship Northumberland

Creator

Adolphe-Irénée Guillon (1829 - 1896)

Description

Napoleon aboard the Northumberland on his way to exile on the island of St. Helena in 1815. Verso has inventory label with "4401/Napoleon I" in pen and ink and presumably a French, 19th century hand.

Extent

5.5" H x 4.0" W; 9.5" H x 8.0" W (frame)

Medium

Painted albumen print mounted on wood panel

Provenance

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Uzzell

Collection

Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Identifier

1973.10.01

Temporal Coverage

Late 19th century