Creative Commons License
Jean Lannes, Duc de Montebello
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Jean Lannes (1769-1809) was one of Napoleon's most illustrious generals. In 1800, he led the French forces to victory over the Austrian army at Montebello, a town in northern Italy. Four years later, he was appointed a marshal of France, and, after commanding the victorious French army at the battle of Friedland, he was made Duke of Montebello.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.100