Napoleon le Grand / F. Gerard pinxit anno 1805 ; Augte. Boucher Desnoyers sculpsit. – Historic Print
(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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Napoleon le Grand / F. Gerard pinxit anno 1805 ; Augte. Boucher Desnoyers sculpsit. comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Napoleon le Grand / F. Gerard pinxit anno 1805 ; Augte. Boucher Desnoyers sculpsit.
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The title "Napoleon le Grand" and the inscription naming painter François Gérard and engraver Augustin Boucher Desnoyers mark this as a reproduction of an official portrait made in 1805, a year after Napoleon crowned himself emperor in Notre-Dame. Gérard was one of the leading portraitists of the Napoleonic court, and images like this one spread the emperor's likeness across France and beyond. Engravings such as this were cheaper to produce than paintings, so they carried the regime's image to a far wider audience than the original canvas could reach.
| 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 | 1,060 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-107752 |
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