1956.134: Emperor Napoléon I (1769-1821)
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1956.134
- People
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Alfred G. G. d’ Orsay, French (Paris, France 1801 - 1852 Paris, France)
- Title
- Emperor Napoléon I (1769-1821)
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture, bust
- Date
- 1845
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/228422
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
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25.5 x 16 x 9 cm (10 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
with base: 39.5 x 10.5 cm (15 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: back of bust: COMTE D'ORSAY SCUPT [sic] / 1845
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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H. Wade White, Purchased from antique shop, 1929, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1956. Antique shop in Lyme Regis, Kent, England. See correspondence in curatorial file. Purchased by Mr. White's father for him.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of H. Wade White
- Accession Year
- 1956
- Object Number
- 1956.134
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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