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Bust in biscuit, representing Napoleon Bonaparte
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bust portrait in biscuit porcelain depicting Napoleon Bonaparte on a pedestal of dark blue glazed porcelain with gold trim, bearing the mark: manufacture Imperiale de Sevres in red letters above the glaze. Above this lies a round copper cover plate. Below the pedestal a profiled square copper base. Napoleon is bareheaded and looks straight ahead. He wears the well-known military clothing with epaulettes and three orders of merit. On the back is engraved with little care Mre. Imple de Sevres. Buste officiel de Napoleon Empereur 1805.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBuste van biscuit, voorstellende Napoleon Bonaparte. 1805. Manufacture Impériale de Sèvres. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
