Bonaparte Premier Consul de la Republique Française

1802

Charles Francois Gabriel Levachez and Jean Duplessis-Bertaux after Louis-Léopold Boilly

Associated Names
Charles Francois Gabriel Levachez

Artist, French, active 1760/1820

Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Artist, French, 1750 - 1818

Louis-Léopold Boilly

Artist After, French, 1761 - 1845

The image displays a portrait of a man in a red coat with a white high-necked shirt, and a scene below. The portrait depicts a man with short, dark hair, distinct facial features, and a firm expression, positioned slightly to the side. Below the portrait is an intricate illustration of a military review or parade outside a grand building with classical architecture, showcasing soldiers in formation, horsemen, and a watching crowd.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and wash manner on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 41.2 × 26.3 cm (16 1/4 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.16.3

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in oval frame around portrait: BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE; in plate, below image, at center: Duplessis Bertaux Aquaforti. / Revue du quintidi; in plate, below image, at left: Boilly Pinxit. / Déposé à la Bibliothèque N.le / Le 19 Thermidor An X.; in plate, below image, at right: Levachez Sculp.t / A Paris, chez Auber Editeur Rue / S.t Lazare Chaussée d'Antin N.o 88.; verso: none

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65222182

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