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Napoleon the Great

A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.

Date:

1808

Artist:

Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers (French, 1779-1857)
after François Gérard (French, 1770-1837)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Auguste Gaspard Louis Boucher Desnoyers

Title

Napoleon the Great

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1808

Medium

Engraving in black on cream laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 56.8 × 41.5 cm (22 3/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 76.5 × 55.5 cm (30 1/8 × 21 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

Reference Number

1922.2189

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