Napoleon III

Title

Napoleon III

Draughtsman

• Kurt von Unruh

Period Produced

• 20th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• animal study
• movement study
• sketch

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert unten rechts (mit Bleistift): U.; verso bezeichnet oben links (mit der Feder in Schwarz): "Bonaparte" / 14.

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© Kurt von Unruh

Acquisition

Acquired in 1962 from the artist

Genre

• historical narration
• portrayal of a historical event

Persons Shown

• Napoléon I (emperor of France)

Primary

• 61B2(+55) historical persons (+ full length portrait)
• 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman
• 44B112 emperor
• 45D311 commander-in-chief, general, marshal
• 41D221(BICORNE) head-gear: bicorne, bicorn