Description
Made by Michelangelo Mercoli after Louis-Albert-Ghislain Bacler d’Albe.
Medium: Stipple engraving on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 50.8 x 39.5 cm (20 x 15.55 inch). Image size: 50.8 x 39.5 cm. (20 x 15.55 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling.Some paper loss in left margin, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
NAPOLEON, BONAPARTE, FIRST CONSUL, FRENCH REVOLUTION, PORTRAIT ENGRAVING, BACLER D’ALBE, MERCOLI | PCO-B3-18
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Bacler d’Albe in Paris, Rue des Moulins no. 542.
Reference: Wellcome Collection 579829i.
Biography engraver: Michelangelo Mercoli (1773-1802), an Italian engraver known for his detailed portrait engravings and collaborations with Bacler d’Albe.
Biography artist: Louis-Albert-Ghislain Bacler d’Albe (1761-1824), a French artist and geographer, who served under Napoleon and contributed to his propaganda through art.
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