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Design for a commemorative arch dedicated by Joseph Bonaparte (King of Spain) to his brother Napoleon

Maker

France early 19th century (artist)
1800-1825

Title

Design for a commemorative arch dedicated by Joseph Bonaparte (King of Spain) to his brother Napoleon

Date of Production

1808 - 1813

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with thick brown ink framing lines, executed using a ruler and compass

Dimensions

Height: 41 cm
Width: 35 cm

Accession Number

D.1984.AB.119

Mode of Acquisition

Anthony Blunt, Art Fund bequest & grant aid, 1984

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

commemorations


Provenance

Professor Anthony Blunt (1907-1983), by February 1964 [when exhibited at The Courtauld]; Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984

Exhibition History

The Sir Anthony Blunt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1964 (February)

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: three crescent moons decreasing in size (see similar in Heawood 863-879, all Italian 18th century, but ours has very deformed line on central crescent).

Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, on plaque at upper centre, brown ink, artist’s hand: “NAPOLEONI. IMP. AVGVSTO. / VICTORIA. COMITE.REDUCI. / GRATULANS. HISPANORUM.REX / IOSEPH. NAPOLEON. FRATER. / DDVIT.” Verso: upper left corner, red chalk: “110”.

Collector's mark: none.

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