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Napoleon as First Consul
(18th and 19th Centuries )
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.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 13/16 in. (37.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931
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.
48.1002