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Portrait of the Young Napoleon
1830-1848 (?)
porcelain socles with platinum and gilding on a Swedish, brown porphry base
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This piece was modeled by Boizot before being put into production at the Sèvres factory. It perhaps dates from the time of the July Monarchy (between 1830 and 1848). A similar piece can be found in the Musée de l'Armée in Paris [inv. Db 216].
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 15/16 in. (20.16 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.
48.1001