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[Napoléon I, Emperor of the French in exile at St Helena] c.1860
Engraving | 59.8 x 44.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 617778
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Engraving of Napoléon I, Emperor of the French. Whole length with short hair and uniform. The Emperor is pictured seated on a rock in St Helena. Proof without titles. India laid. A plate from the Art Journal (1860).
After a painting of Napoléon in exile at St Helena in the Royal Collection, see RCIN 404876.Provenance
Given to Prince Albert by Queen Victoria, on his birthday, 26th August 1858 [Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010, pg 462]
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59.8 x 44.0 cm (sheet of paper)
47.2 x 34.0 cm (platemark)
25.7 x 17.8 cm (image)
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