Live Auction 5438The Sunday Sale
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 179

FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

Closed30 November 2008

Price Realised

GBP 1,875

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FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), bust-length, dressed in his everyday uniform, the green frâc coat of the chassuers á cheval, with a red collar and the gold epaulettes of a General
oil on canvas
25¼ x 20¼ in. (64 x 51.5 cm.)

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On his breast the Emperor wears the ribbon and star of a Commandant in the Légion d'Honneur, alongside the order of a Chevalier of the Iron Crown of Lombardy, and the large silver star of the Grand Aigle of the Great Cross of the Légion d'Honneur.