Napoleon le Grand / F. Gerard pinxit anno 1805 ; Augte. Boucher Desnoyers sculpsit. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of Napoleon le Grand / F. Gerard pinxit anno 1805 ; Augte. Boucher Desnoyers sculpsit. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Napoleon le Grand / F. Gerard pinxit anno 1805 ; Augte. Boucher Desnoyers sculpsit.
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Titled "Napoleon le Grand," this engraving reproduces a portrait painted in 1805 by François Gérard, one of the leading portraitists of the Napoleonic era, and its inscription credits the engraving to Augustin Boucher Desnoyers. The date places the image in the years when Napoleon, crowned emperor in 1804, was building his public image through official painting and printmaking. Prints like this one carried the emperor's likeness far beyond the court, to households and admirers across France and Europe. Its formal pose and the "Le Grand" epithet show how carefully the regime shaped its ruler's image.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1805 |
| Subjects | Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,063 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111824 |
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