Portrait of Napoleon III

1868

46.7 cm 55.7 cm

Citation Source image

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 leadi...

Drawing

id
id
597
contentType
contentType
drawing
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
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.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
2
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_37.95_Fnt_BW_C80.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_37.95_Fnt_BW_C80.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_37.95_Fnt_BW_C80.jpg
imageCount 2
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.95