Bear Posted November 8, 2008 Author Share Posted November 8, 2008 Framed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Which portraits historically are accurate representations of Napoleon ? Stendhal (biographer) thought that the bust by Chaudet and the painting by Robert Lefevre the best and David and Canova the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Not quite on the topic but a very interesting article from The Times August 22, 2007http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle2302967.eceHardy Edited November 15, 2008 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 hello,Ken has a bust by Chaudet on his website.http://www.frenchempirecollection.com/Objects_04.htmlthanks,barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Thats the bust which Stendhal felt was the truest likeness of Napoleon. He served under Napoleon in Russia as part of his administration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 NickA short story in the Toronto (Ontario, Canada) this week about a Montreal man who died 5 days before the opening of a show at the Montreal Museum of Art which showcased an apparently major collection of Napoleonic items, including locks of his (N's) hair. Apparently tyhe man collected for decades and donated the stuff to the museum recently. Sorry I haven't more details but I'll tryo to look some out at work and post again tomorrow if I can.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinRF Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) Here is a portrait of Michel Ney I purchased some years ago. Its unsigned but is attributed to Ezra Ames of Albany, New York. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Ames for more on the artist.Ames was the premier portrait painter in NY state in the late 18th and early 19th C. This portrait of Ney was based on the Gerard portrait owned by Citizen Genet. Its now in the Albany Institute of History and Art, with many of Ames' works - he was a founder of this museum.This copy was most likely executed in the 1809-1812 period.Colin Edited March 20, 2009 by ColinRF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinRF Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Here's the AIHA's Gerard - its nicer than mine but I like mine anyway.Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinRF Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) That would be Ben Wieder's magnificent Napoleonic collection which he donated to the Montreal museum. The institutions built a whole gallery for the collection. My wife and i will be heading up there for a view this spring. Wieder was a millionaire seller of excercise equipment and co-author of "The Murder of Napoleon" and "Assassination at St. Helena."http://www.mmfa.qc.ca/en/expositions/exposition_134.htmlColin Edited March 20, 2009 by ColinRF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Very Nice! What are the measurements?thanks,barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinRF Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) Very Nice! What are the measurements?thanks,barryHi Barry - standard portrait size c. 2.5' X 3'Colin Edited March 25, 2009 by ColinRF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eitze Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Both are very nice Thank you for showing.greetingseitze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinRF Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Water colour and guache (?) portrait of Napoleon on an ivory chip. Not museum quality but a lot nicer than many I've seen. At least the uniform is OK although some of the decorations are dodgy.Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinRF Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) This should be in the models string but I put it here so it is seen by Bear, who I know has a special interest in Marshal Lannes. Sculpted in plumber's putty and painted in oils. Figure is about 8" tall.Colin Edited April 12, 2009 by ColinRF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thanks Colin! That is a nice one of Lannes with his patent sideburns/chops. barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) Hello, French Dragoon Lt. d'Avuglione (1779 Turin - 1855) The portrait was painted in Italy in 1800 around the time of the Battle of Marengo. thanks, barry Edited January 3, 2010 by Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Bear, What a great, named portrait - love the vivid colors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 200 years old and fantastic condition. Where did you find it, the US, Canada, Europe or elsewhere? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Thanks! This one came from Austria but some of my favorites have been found in the United States, which seems odd. thanks again, barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 Hello, This is a watercolor showing Napoleon being shaved of all his success and dated 1814. Archduke Charles of Austria(right) Alexander I of Russia(left) I'm not sure who is doing the shaving, maybe Bernadotte. thanks, barry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 That's an original "one off," not a tinted commercial print? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 Hello Rick, Its a watercolor but I'm not sure if its original or a copy of the print. Here is the online collection of Napoleonic Satires at Brown. Not allowed to copy images two versions Die neue europaeische Barbierstube http://dl.lib.brown.edu/repository2/repoman.php?verb=render&id=1132589802465345 & http://dl.lib.brown.edu/repository2/repoman.php?verb=render&id=1130851943266029 thanks, barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dwyer Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Barry, Just a curiousity question....when I was a teenager I was a Napoleonic Wars uniform nut! I collected books, did my own crude uniform drawings, painted miniatures, etc. I haven't done that in many, many years. In Imperial times French dragoons wore dark green coats. I see this fellow is wearing a blue coat, is this correct for the time period of the painting? I don't know much about earlier French uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Hello Mike, I thought that too, and I hoped that age had just darkened the uniform color. His uniform seems to be one worn by a grenadier. I know that during this time many who were not grenadiers wore the grenadier uniform because of availability. thanks, barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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