Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1956.134
People
Alfred G. G. d’ Orsay, French (Paris, France 1801 - 1852 Paris, France)
Title
Emperor Napoléon I (1769-1821)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
bust, sculpture
Date
1845
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228422

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
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
  • Signed: back of bust: COMTE D'ORSAY SCUPT [sic] / 1845

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
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

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu