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Source Description
Yvon served as the principal battle-painter of France's Second Empire (1852-70), executing a number of monumental canvases for the palace at Versailles. He became an officer of the Légion d'honneur in 1867, and the next year painted Napoleon III's portrait. He was also a leading teacher of the école des Beaux-Arts from 1863-83. The French emperor is shown in his prime, two years before the defeat of his forces in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871).
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Document identity
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597
label
Portrait of Napoleon III
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
id
597
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contentType
drawing
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normalized
title
Portrait of Napoleon III
description
Yvon served as the principal battle-painter of France's Second Empire (1852-70), executing a number of monumental canvases for the palace at Versailles. He became an officer of the Légion d'honneur in 1867, and the next year painted Napoleon III's portrait. He was also a leading teacher of the école des Beaux-Arts from 1863-83. The French emperor is shown in his prime, two years before the defeat of his forces in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871).
provenance
S. P. Avery [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase [according to inscription by Henry Walters in 1884 catalogue]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1868
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
portraits
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
55.7
height
46.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 21 15/16 x W: 18 3/8 in. (55.7 x 46.7 cm); Framed H: 31 x W: 27 5/8 in. (78.74 x 70.17 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] At right just above the epaulet: AD. YVON; [Date] At right just above the epaulet: 1868; [Number] Painted in the spandrels: 96; [Number] On frame on old paper sticker: 761
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oil on canvas
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2161
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EAN
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2940
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Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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