Miniature portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Metadata

Title

Miniature portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Creator

Lemaitre

Description

Oval miniature three quarter length portrait of Napoleon I, signed Lemaitre, French, 19th century. Ivory backed with vellum; set in oval gilt brass easel frame with glass cover.

Extent

8.0 cm H x 6.5 cm W

Medium

Oil on ivory

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Samuel R. Shipley III

Collection

Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Identifier

1996.M03.01

Temporal Coverage

19th century