Napoleone Buonaparte, First Consul of France
Printmaker:
Turner, Charles
Draughtsman:
Masquerier, John James
(After)
Painter:
Masquerier, John James
(After)
After a painting or probably more likely a drawing by John James Masquerier. Half-length, in three-quarter-profile to the left, illuminated by a shaft of light from this direction. Wearing embroidered military coat of First Consul of the Republic.
by Unknown
19th Century
Production date:
1801-03-21
AD 1801
Mezzotint. Fully-lettered state. Engraved in sloping script with artists' names at lower left: 'Painted by I. J. Masquerier, Paris, from life' and at lower right: 'Engraved by Cha.s Turner, London'. Title engraved in closed capital letters: 'NAPOLEONE BUONAPARTE, / FIRST CONSUL OF FRANCE.' Engraved script: 'Born at Calvi in Corsica, Department of the Golo, August 15, 1769'. Publication details below: 'London, Published as the Act directs March 21, 1801. for the Proprietors, & may be had at No. 22 Piccadilly'. Inscribed in graphite on recto at upper centre: '24' and on the verso: '12'.
Accession number: P.15090-R
Primary reference Number: 240119
Whitman (Turner): 398
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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