Prince Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, later Napoleon III, Emperor of France (1808-1873)
James Godsell Middleton (1805 – London 1874)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1838 - 1852
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
787 x 559 mm (31 x 22 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428980
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Prince Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, later Napoleon III, Emperor of France (1808-1873) by James Godsell Middleton (1805 – London 1874). A full-length portrait, standing, turned slilghtly to the right, gazing at the spectator, in evening dress with broad red sash across chest. Right hand rests on table, left hand held at waist height. Two pillars behind.
Provenance
Picture sometime in the possession of James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807-1889);
Credit line
Hughenden Manor, The Disraeli Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
James Godsell Middleton (1805 – London 1874), artist