Napoleon as First Consul

Description This bust of Napoleon was modeled by Boizot and then put into production at the Sèvres factory on 8 November 1802. It shows Napoleon as a general from the consulate period during which he consolidated his power. The bust stands on a blue and gold glazed porcelain base.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions Sevres A S, 11

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931