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Buonaparte first Consul of France: P.23-1953

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Buonaparte first Consul of France
Portrait of Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John Raphael
Publisher: Smith, John Raphael
Painter: Appiani, Andrea I (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, Trinity Hall, February 1953

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1953) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1800

Note

Inscriptions on bottom "Engraved from a Picture painted at Milan by A. Appiani, in the Possession of the R.t Hon.ble the Earl Wycombe, by J. R. Smith, Engraver in Mezzotinto to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, & Published by him Jan.y 25 1800 No.31 King street, Covent Garden London".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.23-1953
Primary reference Number: 206140
Chaloner Smith: 28
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Friday 28 August 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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