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Source Description
On this medallion, Napoleon is idealized as a Roman emperor crowned with a laurel wreath. He is identified as the French emperor (r. 1804-14 and 1815) and as king of Italy (r. 1805-14). Sauvage, who left his native Antwerp for Paris in 1774, became famous for painting porcelain to resemble marble.
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Document identity
localId
195
label
Circular Medallion
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
195
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Circular Medallion
description
On this medallion, Napoleon is idealized as a Roman emperor crowned with a laurel wreath. He is identified as the French emperor (r. 1804-14 and 1815) and as king of Italy (r. 1805-14). Sauvage, who left his native Antwerp for Paris in 1774, became famous for painting porcelain to resemble marble.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1805
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
medallions
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
34.8
height
34.8
dimensionsRaw
13 11/16 x 13 11/16 in. (34.8 x 34.8 cm)
Source extras
style
Empire
med
porcelain
creator_ids
6524
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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229a423d31d75aff