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Portrait of Napoleon III
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Yvon served as the principal battle-painter of France's Second Empire (1852-70), executing a number of monumental canvases for the palace at Versailles. He became an officer of the Légion d'honneur in 1867, and the next year painted Napoleon III's portrait. He was also a leading teacher of the école des Beaux-Arts from 1863-83. The French emperor is shown in his prime, two years before the defeat of his forces in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871).
Inscription
Provenance
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S. P. Avery [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase [according to inscription by Henry Walters in 1884 catalogue]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1983 | Nineteenth Century French Salon Paintings from Southern Collections. High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/1938 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 7/2/1959 | Treatment | mounted; coated |
| 4/18/1974 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 8/26/1974 | Treatment | loss compensation; coated; other |
| 4/20/1979 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 4/22/1980 | Examination | other |
| 3/1/1982 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Measurements
H: 21 15/16 x W: 18 3/8 in. (55.7 x 46.7 cm); Framed H: 31 x W: 27 5/8 in. (78.74 x 70.17 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876
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.
37.95