Metadata
Title
Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
Creator
after Antoine-Denis Chaudet
Date
1807 (circa) - 1809 (circa)
Description
Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, with head facing forward, in the Imperial Roman portrait form. 1,200 versions of this official bust (Napoleon's favorite, based on Antoine-Denis Chaudet's 1799 modeling) were carved at Carrara, Italy.
Extent
22.0" H x 17.5" W x 12.0" D
Medium
marble
Provenance
Gift of Frances Sabena and Mary Elizabeth Fernley
Collection
Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Identifier
1979.02.01