
Sujet
Sketch for 'The Coronation of Napoleon', c1807, (1921). Creator: Jacques-Louis David.
Légende
Sketch for 'The Coronation of Napoleon', c1807, (1921). 'Le Couronnement de l'Empereur'. Preparatory study for a painting of the coronation of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) which took place on Sunday 2 December 1804 at the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. Napoleon crowns himself as Josephine kneels before him, hands in a gesture of prayer. 'Le Sacre de Napoléon' by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon, was completed in 1807. From "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot, [H. Floury, Paris, 1921]
Date
1921
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19G25_208
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
64,4Mo (7,6Mo) / 50,1cm x 32,2cm / 5919 x 3805 (300dpi)