Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
PrinterPrinted by
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1851 - 1854
PublisherPublished by
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1851 - 1854
PublisherPublished by
Horace Thayer & Co.
American, 1852
Date1852
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 1/2 x 9 3/8in. (34.3 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/4 x 10 1/4in. (37.5 x 26cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/4 x 10 1/4in. (37.5 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Michael Shortell
DescriptionOval bust-length portrait of a man wearing a double-breasted coat and necktie. He has a mustache and a beard. The portrait is surrounded by cartouche with putti and allegorical figures of women representing "PEACE" and "WAR." Peace is seated beside an ox with the masts and rigging of a ship in the background. War is leaning on a lion, with cannons and fortifications in the background.
Object number2009.210.4
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LOUIS NAPOLEON / BONAPARTE / EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH."; lower center, "299"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.
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D. W. Kellogg & Co.
1830-1840
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
1852-1853
