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Napoleon Bonaparte, First Emperor of France (1769-1821)
Production: Unknown
Bust. White marble. The sitter is facing towards the front, with his head slightly lowered.
History note: Giorgio Granetti of Pisa, who in 1825 presented it to G.C. Heath.
Bequeathed by G.C. Heath, M.A., King's College
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1860-11-01) by Heath, G. C.
19th Century
After
1805
CE
-
Before
1821
CE
Italy, Ferrara
The bust was said to have been modelled from life when Napoléon was in the Isola Bella, immediately before the Battle of Marengo, which took place in June 1800. It was believed to have been executed for the Duke of Melzi, Aide-de-Camp to Napoléon. The ADC left it in his will to his executor Giorgio Granetti of Pisa, who presented it to G.C. Heath in 1825.
There is an almost exact correspondence between this bust, however, and the well-known one by Canova (from a head modelled in 1802), which was presented to Napoléon by the artist in Paris in 1805. As the Battle of Marengo took place in 1800, it would seem that the present bust was not, in fact, modelled from life at that date.
Bust
Height 29.2 cm
Plinth
Height 9.5 cm
Carving : White marble, carved
Inscription present: IT cut, but not blackened
Accession number: M.1-1860
Primary reference Number: 31223
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1860
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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