Emperor Napoleon 1 (1769-1821), from a painting, c.1870
Category
Photographs
Date
1865 - 1875
Materials
Card
Measurements
card size 103 x 63 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519440
Summary
A monochrome albumen print in carte de visite format, from an original painting of Napoleon 1, full length, seated and in uniform. The print is mounted on heavy white card, and is titled Napoleon 1.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Marks and inscriptions
Recto, on mount below image: Napoleon 1