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Allegorical portrait of Napoléon I, with his face surrounded by a halo of stars and laurel leaves radiating above a globe. Below are two eagles supporting a curtain that holds up the globe, which has France at the center. A pole with Napoleon's head rises from France and is inscribed "Polar Star."
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Title: Napleon Le Grande
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Artist:
After Laurent Dabos (French, 1761–1835)
Artist:
After Pierre Alexandre Tardieu (French, Paris 1756–1844 Paris)
Subject:
Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
Publisher:
Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
Date: December 2, 1813
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 3/8 in. (37.8 × 26.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number: 59.533.1513
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