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Pierre-Jean David d'Angers Angers

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Pierre-Jean David d'Angers Angers
1788 - 1856
Portrait of Napoleon
ca. 1830
Pen and brown ink on laid paper.
5 x 7 1/16 inches (127 x 180 mm)
Gift from the Collection of Matthew Rutenberg.
2023.155
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This drawing seems to relate more closely to David d'Angers depiction of Napoleon in the Pantheon relief of the early 1830s than to his medal of the Emperor from 1814.

Associated names: 

Rutenberg, Jeremy, former owner.
Rutenberg, Matthew, former owner.

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School: 
French
Century: 
19th century
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Drawing
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Drawings and Prints