Emperor Napoléon I (1769-1821) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1971.7.6
People: Bertrand Andrieu, French (Bordeaux, France 1763 - 1822 Paris, France)
Title: Emperor Napoléon I (1769-1821)
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medallion
Date: 1804
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/70487

Physical Descriptions

Medium

White metal

Technique

Relief

Dimensions

7 cm diam. x 0.5 cm depth (2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
37.25 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: in relief, in truncation: ANDRIEU F.
inscription: around edge, cast in: NAPOLEON EMPEREUR

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Fine Arts Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Transferred to the Fogg Art Museum, 1971.
Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA, Transferred to the Fine Arts Library.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Library
Accession Year: 1971
Object Number: 1971.7.6
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Bust of Napoleon I in right profile, wearing ceremonial dress with medals. Medallion is covered with convex glass or plex.

Verification Level

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