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Three scenes from Napoleon’s rule: P.163-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Three scenes from Napoleon’s rule

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Three scenes from the rule of Napoleon. In centre, a neo-classically dressed woman to whom Napoleon and his generals show maps and documents. To left, an allegory of commerce, with a Hungarian, a Turk, and a Spaniard, with banner ‘Liberté des Mers’. To right, men and women dance around an obelisk.

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2163

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04) by H.M. Government

Dating

19th Century
1802 -

Note

Graphite outer border.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.163-2015
Primary reference Number: 210703
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Audit data

Created: Friday 23 December 2016 Updated: Thursday 16 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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