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Source Description
Barye drew this study in preparation for modeling General Bonaparte. It differs from the final bronze in that it shows Napoleon wearing a bicorn hat decorated with plumes. Napoleon held the rank of general from 1793 to 1799.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
24477
label
Sketch of Costume of General Bonaparte
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
24477
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Sketch of Costume of General Bonaparte
description
Barye drew this study in preparation for modeling General Bonaparte. It differs from the final bronze in that it shows Napoleon wearing a bicorn hat decorated with plumes. Napoleon held the rank of general from 1793 to 1799.
provenance
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
ca. 1862
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
sketches
drawings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.7
height
10
dimensionsRaw
6 3/16 x 3 15/16 in. (15.7 x 10 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] Collection/ Vildieu-Barye.
med
graphite on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured laid paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
2069
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c10268433f08fdb5