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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.

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Document identity
localId
12925
label
Studies for General Bonaparte
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
12925
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Studies for 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.
provenance
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
ca. 1862
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
sketches
drawing
leaf
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.1
height
19.5
dimensionsRaw
5 15/16 x 7 11/16 in. (15.1 x 19.5 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
3626d6d2efa7a530