1943.1376: The King of Rome (called Napoléon II) (1811-1832)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1943.1376

People

Bertrand Andrieu, French (Bordeaux, France 1763 - 1822 Paris, France)

Title

The King of Rome (called Napoléon II) (1811-1832)

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Napoleón François Joseph Charles, King of Rome (1811-1832)

Classification

Medals and Medallions

Work Type

medallion

Date

1811

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/229614

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Biscuit

Technique

Relief

Dimensions

c. 4 cm diam. (1 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: in relief, on truncation: ANDRIEU F.
• inscription: obverse, relief: NAPOLEON FRANÇOIS JOSEPH CHARLES ROI DE ROME XX MARS MDCCCXI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

James Tassie, Sold, Christie's, London, 1882.
Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, 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

1943.1376

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Leather backing inscribed faintly: Roi de Rome / Andrieu F. / from the Tassie / Collection Sold / at Christie's / 1882

Publication History

• Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 109, p. 42

Exhibition History

• Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944

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