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[Napoléon I, Emperor of the French] c.1805-15
Engraving with etching | 49.2 x 34.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 617723
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Pierre Alexandre Tardieu (1756-1844)
[Napoléon I, Emperor of the French] c.1805-15
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Engraving with etching of Napoléon I, Emperor of the French. Whole length with short hair, laurel wreath, lace tie, and ermine robes. The Emperor Napoléon is shown standing holding a sceptre in right hand and the hand of justice in left. Within a decorative border with coat of arms above and with classical figures and the imperial eagle below.
A plate from Le Sacre de l'empereur Napoléon dans l'église métropolitaine de Paris, an account of the coronation of Napoléon which was begun in 1805 but only completed in 1815. -
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Engraving with etching
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49.2 x 34.5 cm (sheet of paper)
44.2 x 24.0 cm (image)
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