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Point Breeze, the Estate of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte at Bordentown, New Jersey

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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Date:

1817–20

Artist:

Attributed to Charles Lawrence
American, active 1813–1837

About this artwork

Although based in Philadelphia, landscape and portrait painter Charles Lawrence was born near Bordentown, New Jersey, the site of the idyllic scene pictured here. Point Breeze was the name of the country estate owned by Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte (the older brother of the French emperor Napoleon I), who fled to America after his brother’s fall from power. Under a warm, golden light, Napoleon’s homestead presides atop a hill, with a stone bridge, lake, curving paths, gently sloping hills, and bucolic vegetation creating a picturesque vista. The artist’s tight, detailed style, infused with green and autumnal hues, aptly captures the romantic feel of this cultivated landscape.

Status

On View, Gallery 168

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Charles B. Lawrence

Title

Point Breeze, the Estate of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte at Bordentown, New Jersey

Place

Philadelphia (Place depicted)

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c. 1817–1820

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

68.6 × 92.7 cm (27 × 36 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior acquisition of the Friends of American Art Collection

Reference Number

1987.170

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