Property from Marco Voena's London pied-à-terre (lots 106–131)
Attributed to Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
An allegorical depiction of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Napoleon I (1769–1821), in a sunburst, surrounded by a laurel-leaf garland
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Property from Marco Voena's London pied-à-terre (lots 106–131)
Attributed to Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
Montargis 1767–1824 Paris
An allegorical depiction of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Napoleon I (1769–1821), in a sunburst, surrounded by a laurel-leaf garland
oil on canvas, circular, unlined, in an original giltwood, star-studded frame
unframed diameter: 48.4 cm.; 19 in.
framed: 67.3 x 67 cm.; 26½ x 26⅜ in.
New York, Wildenstein & Co., Consulat, Empire, Restauration; Art in Early XIX Century France, 21 April – 28 May 1982.
Consulat, Empire, Restauration; Art in Early XIX Century France, exh. cat., New York 1982, p. 106, reproduced in colour p. 60 (as Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson).
This composition closely relates to a painting in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, today attributed to Laurent Dabos (1761–1835), but formerly given to his master, Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825).1 This design was evidently familiar to David's students, among which Girodet was considered one of the most talented.
1 Accession no. 87/1869; oil on canvas, diameter: 65.2 cm.; https://rammcollections.org.uk/collections/52c383e5-fe0c-3d87-b1b3-f305c70c4456/?s%3DDabos&pos=1. The reverse of this canvas is inscribed: This likeness of Buonaparte was painted at his request by the famous French artist David, and was sent to Buonaparte, when he was Consul to his sister Mme Murat, when she was Queen of Naples...
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