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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1168
People
Style of Simon Louis Boizot, French (Paris, France 1743 - 1809 Paris, France)
Niderviller Porcelain, French
Title
Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Bust of Napoléon Bonaparte as First Consul
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, bust
Date
1796-1799
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229820

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Biscuit porcelain
Dimensions
15.8 x 11.8 x 9.8 cm (6 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
with base: 30.8 x 11.8 x 9.8 cm (12 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: back, relief in impressed rectangle: NIDERVILLE[R]
  • inscription: front of base, gold paint, French: BONAPARTE / 1.er CONSUL

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1168
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • H. Wade White, "A Significant Addition to the Museum's Napoleonic Collection", Fogg Art Museum Newsletter, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1964), vol. II, no. 1, p. 3

Exhibition History

  • France and the Portrait, 1799-1870, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/03/1994 - 01/29/2002

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