Emperor Napoleon I, Emperor of France (1769–1821) (after Paul Delaroche)
Jules François (1809 - 1861)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1850
Materials
Glass, Oak, Paper
Measurements
555 x 415 mm
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 636890
Summary
Print, engraving, Emperor Napoleon I, Emperor of France (1769–1821) (after Paul Delaroche) by Jules François (1809-1861). The Emperor sitting, full length, facing slightly left sideways in a relaxed pose on a Percier and Fontaine style chair. His sword laid across a pedestal table adjacent. Maps and papers on a sofa. His great coat unbuttoned, his right arm resting over back of chair. dated 1850.
Provenance
1944, gifted to the National Trust by Field Marshal Sir Archibald and Lady Montgomery Massingberd.
Makers and roles
Jules François (1809 - 1861), engraver (printmaker) after Paul Delaroche (Paris 1797 - Paris 1856), publisher