Bust of Napoleon I
MS. 21088 photogr. 1/54
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bust of Napoleon I
Shelfmark
MS. 21088 photogr. 1/54
Summary
Image of a Bust of Napoleon I, showing a frontal view of the statuette in front of a backdrop. The portrait bust in this photograph is of Napoleon I (1769-1821) and is probably a statuette after the original by Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763-1810).
On the verso, written in pencil, is "Napoleon".
This is the only known print of the image.
Date
n.d.
Language
English
Physical facet
Artifact type: Salted Paper Print; Process type: Calotype; Type: Loose print
Watermark: J Whatman Turkey Mill 1840 paper
Physical extent
1 item
Subject
Sculpture
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Collection contents
Horatia Gaisford's Collection of Talbot Photographic Materials and Ephemera
Loose prints
Bust of Napoleon I
