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Rare-Antique Master Print-NAPOLEON-EMERGING-FROM-TOMB-Jazet-Vernet-1840

Print

€975.00

‘”JE DESIRE QUE MES CENDRES REPOSENT SUR LES BORDS DE LA SEINE, AU MILIEU DE CE PEUPLE FRANCAIS QUE J?AI TANT AIME.”‘

– Napoleon emerging from his tomb, crowned with a laurel wreath, in a dramatic and symbolic scene surrounded by light. Allegory on the transfer of Napoleon’s remains from Saint Helena to Paris. Very rare.

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SKU: PCO-28387-FULL-1600 Category: Tag:

Description

Medium: Line and aquatint etching on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 59 x 72.5 cm (23.23 x 28.54 inch). Image size: 57 x 70 cm. (22.44 x 27.56 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Irregular paper edges. Small tear at top right extending into image, backed. Ghosting from previous matting/framing in margins. Some soiling. Due to size sheet a bit creased vertically in middle in printing process. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

NAPOLEON, HORACE VERNET, JEAN-PIERRE-MARIE JAZET, FRENCH HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY, TOMB OF NAPOLEON | EXPO-LARGE-MPRINTS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

By Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet (1788-1871) after a painting by Horace Vernet (1789-1863). Jazet bought the painting on may 25th 1840, in the same year the remains of Napoleon were returned to France. The painting is now in the Demidov collection. This print was executed in 1840.

Biography engraver: Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet (1788-1871), French engraver known for his skillful engravings of iconic paintings.

Biography artist: Horace Vernet (1789-1863), French Romantic painter celebrated for his depictions of historical and military subjects.

Additional information

Dimensions 72 × 59 × 1 cm

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