Portrait of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
1810
Jean-Baptiste Isabey
Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855)
Decorative Art and Design
Portrait of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1810. Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855). Watercolor on ivory in a Swiss gold box with diamonds; image: 6.1 x 4.2 cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.); box: 8.6 x 5.9 x 2.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.351
- Maker/Artist
- Isabey, Jean-Baptiste
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- watercolor on ivory in a Swiss gold box with diamonds
- Dimensions
- Image: 6.1 x 4.2 cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.); Box: 8.6 x 5.9 x 2.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: inscribed inside cover: "Précieux souvenir de reconnaissance donné par l'Empr. Napoléon 1er à L'Abbé Bonavita, son Aumônier."
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1916.351
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Exhibitions
- Inaugural Exhibition, The Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America, Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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