Miniature portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Metadata

Title

Miniature portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Description

Framed miniature portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte. After the painting "Napoleon in His Study" by Paul Delaroche, 1838. Painting on ivory. Brass frame; glass glazing. There are two small black marks near the lower right edge that look like the letters "VI" (?). The frame is not perfectly round; it is slightly oval-shaped.

Extent

3.875" W x 4.625" H

Medium

Paint, ivory, brass, glass

Provenance

Gift of Chantal Westby

Collection

Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Identifier

2020.10.03

Temporal Coverage

19th c. French