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

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1132
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, bust
Date
1796 or after
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229917

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze with black patina
Dimensions
12.1 x 10.7 x 7 cm (4 3/4 x 4 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
with base: 25.2 x 10.8 x 7 cm (9 15/16 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: plaque affixed to front of base, metal, engraved: NE A AJACCIO / LE 15 AOUST [sic] 1769 / GENERAL EN CHEF / DE L'ARMEE D'ITALIE / EN L'AN 4

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his 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
1943.1132
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS.

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