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Description: | In 1812 Napoleon commissioned Girodet to paint 36 full-length portraits for distribution to his imperial offices. Only 26 were ever completed, however; this painting being one of them. As in many of Napoleon's official portraits, he is dressed in the full regalia of his coronation which took place in 1804. The laurel crown, the monogram on his chain, and the golden bees decorating the carpet and his sumptuous robes, were all distinctive Napoleonic symbols. The artist has depicted the Emperor in profile with his body turned toward the viewer and his hand outstretched over a copy of the Code Napoléon. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis (French painter and illustrator, 1767-1824) and studio Æ Previously attributed to David, Jacques-Louis (French painter and draftsman, 1748-1825) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9016... | Go to resource |
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