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On Display: House - Commons Room
Fraktur (Drawing)
Napoleon Bonaparte
Henry Herr
1810
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry Herr (Attributed Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1149 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.1149 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Napoleon Bonaparte
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Henry Herr (Attributed Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably Pennsylvania.
Date
1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower ground, right
Inscription: "Boneparte King" script in iron gall and red ink
Type: Inscription
Location: Beneath lower border, center
Inscription: "General Wene 1810"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Military
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand lettered
Dimensions (inches)
9.1 (H) x 5 (W) x 8.4 (Image H) x 4.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23 (H) x 12.7 (W) x 21.3 (Image H) x 11.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Image measurements to hand-drawn and painted borders. Chain intervals: 2.7 cm.
Edition Watermark
Eagle
Coloring
Hand colored with transparent and opaque watercolors
Edition Notes
Watermark is probably the eagle of Peter Wallover.