id:			96609
accession number:	1916.351
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.351
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:17.598000

Portrait of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1810. Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855). Watercolor on ivory in a Swiss gold box with diamonds; image: 6.1 x 4.2 cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.); box: 8.6 x 5.9 x 2.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.351

title:				Portrait of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
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creation date:			1810
creation date earliest:		1810
creation date latest:		1810
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Box: Switzerland; miniature: France, 19th century
technique:	watercolor on ivory in a Swiss gold box with diamonds
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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CREATORS

* Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 6.1 x 4.2 cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.); Box: 8.6 x 5.9 x 2.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
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	inscription:	inscribed inside cover:  "Précieux souvenir de reconnaissance donné par l'Empr. Napoléon 1er à  L'Abbé Bonavita, son Aumônier." 
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition
	opening date:   1916-06-06T05:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America
	opening date:   1993-03-26T04:00:00
	<i>Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

	title:		Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
	opening date:   2013-11-10T00:00:00
	<i>Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

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