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Sir David Wilkie
1785-1841
Napoleon, Half-Length
1836
Black chalk and stump, also some red chalk, on paper.
22 13/16 x 17 7/8 inches (579 x 454 mm)
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
1960.1
Notes: 

One of six studies for "Napoleon and Pope Pius VII at Fontainbleau in 1813", 1836, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.

Provenance: 
Thomas E. Lowinsky; J. Coats.
Associated names: 

Lowinsky, Thomas, former owner.
Coats, J., former owner.

Bibliography: 

Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 177.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Tenth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1960, p 66-68.

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Wilkie, David, Sir
School: 
British
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints