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Napoleon Entering Cairo

A work made of gilt bronze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gilt bronze.

Date:

c. 1900

Artist:

Jean Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)
Cast by Siot-Decauville (French)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Jean Léon Gérôme

Title

Napoleon Entering Cairo

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1895–1905

Medium

Gilt bronze

Dimensions

38.1 × 43.2 cm (15 × 17 1/16 in.); Base: 68.6 × 35.1 × 53.1 cm (27 × 13 13/16 × 20 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

George F. Harding Collection

Reference Number

1990.581

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