Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor

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Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor

Giuseppe Longhi (Italian, 1766–1831)

1812

Medium/Technique Engraving

Dimensions Sheet: 27.6 x 19.9 cm (10 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.)(with 8 mm margin at the bottom; trimmed within the platemark on the other three sides)

Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession NumberP14141

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Apell 43, only state; Le Blanc 33; Beraldi, vol. 9, p. 189

Marks Verso, upper center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, upper right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)

ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897