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Joséphine Impératrice des Français: P.296-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Joséphine Impératrice des Français

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blanchard, Auguste-Jean-Baptiste-Marie
Painter: Prud'hon, Pierre Paul (After)
Publisher: Bénard

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 233 mm
Width: 170 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1829

Note

From the Galerie Napoléon, Bénard, 1829.

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Prud'hon pinxt.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Blanchard fils sculpt.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: JOSEPHINE / Impératrice des Français.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.296-1991
Primary reference Number: 18973
BN Inventaire (19thC): 20
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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