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Print of two views of same man facing viewer and in profile

A light-skinned man is seen from the shoulders up from two different perspectives side by side. One of the heads faces the viewer and gazes down, and the other is in profile facing right. He wears a military uniform with a high collar and shoulder tassels. He has thinning, wispy hair, luminous eyes with heavy lids, a long pointed nose, a small mouth, full cheeks, and a prominent chin. Clouds fill the background and envelop his chest. Above the heads is a bright star. Text near the bottom reads “NAPOLEON.” The image is surrounded with a light gray border.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
R1068NA
People
Georges Maile, French (active 1824-1841)
After Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, French (Montargis 1767 - 1824 Paris)
Title
Double Portrait of Napoleon
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1827
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/240745

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mezzotint on cream wove paper
Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
plate: 30.3 x 25.3 cm (11 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
sheet: 39.2 x 32.5 cm (15 7/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower center below image: FAC SIMILE D'UN DESSIN DE GIRONDET-TRIOSON / FAIT D'APRÈS NATURE À LA CHAPELLE DE L'EMPEREUR LE 8 MARS 1812. / Published by R.G. Jones 34 Brewer Street Golden Square London October 1827
  • inscription: in plate, lower right below image: Maile sc.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
De Vinck 7885

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R1068NA
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2200 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/25/2022 - 11/14/2022

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