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The Death of Young Napoleon.

Date1845-1846

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 13 1/8in. (23.5 x 33.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 7/8 x 17 7/8in. (25.1 x 45.4cm)

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA young man is seated in an upholstered armchair. He wears a coat, vest, shirt, necktie, stock, sash, and trousers. He holds a sword in his right hand. Two men and a woman stand behind his chair. A second woman kneels beside him and holds his left hand. The men wear military uniforms. One of the men has a mustache and covers his eyes with his right hand. The standing woman wears a dress with a lace collar and has a ribbon bow in her hair. She holds and cup and saucer. The kneeling woman wears a dress with a ruff and a shawl decorated with fringe. A foot stool is at the far right. A portrait bust of Napoleon I, a cocked hat, a large sheet of paper, and a cloak or blanket are on a table at the left. Drapery is in the left background. A framed portrait of Napoleon I is on the wall in the right background. A patterned carpet is on the floor.

Object number1968.75.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE DEATH OF YOUNG NAPOLEON."
On verso, in pencil: upper left, old and new accession numbers; lower center, "33113 / 81 background / Do not mt."; lower right, "consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 55".NotesSubject Note: Francois-Charles-Joseph Bonaparte, the Duke of Reichstadt, was the son of the Emperor Napoleon and his second wife, Marie-Louise. He was born in 1811 and died in 1832.

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