Portrait of Napoleon
Paris: c. 1820s to 1830s
Hand-colored lithograph
19 x 16.50 inches, image
21.75 x 19 inches, overall
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Print honoring Napoleon Bonaparte. He stands in his emperor's cloak, with his crown on a chair beside him, and one hand resting on his son's shoulder. Elaborate border with 16 historical battle vignettes. Each corner features a monument to Napoleon: the Colonne de la Victoire, the Colonne d' Austerlitz, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Arc de Trimphe de l'Etoile.