The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Portrait of Napoleon in his late thirties, in high-ranking white and dark blue military dress uniform. He stands amid rich 18th-century furniture laden with papers, and gazes at the viewer. His hair is Brutus style, cropped close but with a short fringe in front, and his right hand is tucked in his waistcoat.
ArtistJacques-Louis David
Year1812
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions203.9 cm × 125.1 cm (80.3 in × 49.3 in)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries (French: Napoléon dans son cabinet de travail aux Tuileries) is an 1812 painting by Jacques-Louis David. It shows French Emperor Napoleon I in uniform in his study at the Tuileries Palace. Despite the detail, it is unlikely that Napoleon posed for the portrait.[1]

It was a private commission from the Scottish nobleman and admirer of Napoleon, Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton in 1811 and completed in 1812. Originally shown at Hamilton Palace, it was sold to Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery in 1882, from whom it was bought by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in 1954, which deposited it in Washington D.C.'s National Gallery of Art, where it now hangs.[2]

  1. ^ "The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries - Notes". National Gallery of Art. Accessed 21 August 2010.
  2. ^ "The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries - Provenance". National Gallery of Art. Accessed 8 January 2013.

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